Suspected robbers with soldiers’ uniform jailed

Two suspected armed robbers were sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court after police found military uniforms and kit bags in their possession.

The convicts, Iddrisu Issifu alias Capito and Kweku Sammy alias Tugu who allegedly robbed a taxi from a cabbie at knifepoint, last Monday, pleaded guilty to the offence of possession of military accoutrements but denied the offence of conspiracy to commit crime and robbery. The trial judge then suspended the sentence till yesterday.

The suspects have been remanded on the orders of the trial judge, Francis Obiri while the case has been adjourned to November 8, 2013.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Patrick Morkeh, who presented the facts of the case, told the court that on October 9, 2013 the Odorkor patrol team was on duty at Odorkor and surrounding areas.

According to him, members of the patrol team, who are the complainants in the case, had information that the accused persons had robbed a taxi driver at knifepoint at Race Course around Sowutuom and immediately proceeded to the area.

He said when they arrived at the scene of the robbery, the accused persons had boarded a Daewoo taxi with registration number GS 2103-13, which they had robbed to enable them to get away with their reprehensible act.

The prosecuting officer noted that the patrol team consequently mounted a road block at Sowutuom in search for the accused persons.

“During the road block they arrested the accused persons on board the Daewoo taxi and when a search was conducted on them one jack knife, a hammer and cash in the sum of GH¢44.00 were retrieved,” he added.

DSP Morkeh noted that the complainants observed that Iddrisu was wearing four t-shirts whilst Sammy was wearing six t-shirts.

Furthermore, he said during interrogation, the accused persons admitted having robbed a taxi driver at the Race Course area the same day and had an amount of GH¢44.00.

Explaining further, he said that as part of their modus operandi, they removed the t-shirts after robbery operations to avoid being identified by their victims. He revealed that a search at the accused person’s place of abode revealed military uniforms and kit bags, adding that investigations were ongoing.

Source Daily Guide Ghana News

Suspected robbers with soldiers’ uniform jailed