Five suspects, including a footballer, have been remanded into police custody for allegedly shooting and killing two police officers at East Trasacco on May 2, 2024.
Chief Inspector Margaret Ofori Boadi of the Legal and Prosecution Unit, CID Headquarters, presented the facts of the case to the court on Wednesday, May 9, 2024. She stated that the accused persons and others at large conspired to allegedly shoot and kill the two police officers.
The suspects include Mohammed Alhassan Damba, a public servant; Chinkor Abdullah Alhassan, a foreman and Arabic translator; Alex Appoh, a gardener; Bright Nana Kwame Owusu, a worker at Hakska Block Factory; and Ganiu Iddrisu, a footballer.
According to Chief Inspector Boadi, on May 2 at approximately 6:30 pm, the accused persons conspired with others to kill the two police officers, L/Cpl. Tasigya Ngapun Isaac and Constable Benjamin Tindum, who were off duty and seated in front of their private residence near Hakska Block Factory at East Trasacco, East Legon, Accra.
“She urged the court to remand them as investigations were still ongoing and per the nature of the offence and punishment if found guilty, the accused persons when granted bail will not stand trial,” Chief Inspector Boadi said.
Counsel for the accused persons, Nelson Noble Adedawonu, prayed the court to grant bail, stating that the facts do not support the charges and especially, the first accused person was not even within the jurisdiction of the court when the alleged crime was committed. He also pointed to the trial magistrate, Prince Osei Owusu, that, “the police have arrested wrong people who have no knowledge about the crime that took place at East Trasacco.”
The trial magistrate, after hearing both parties, remanded the accused persons into police custody, saying, “he could grant bail has he had no jurisdiction and urged the counsel for accused to go to the right forum for bail.” He, therefore, adjourned the case to May 20, 2024.
