An Accra Circuit Court has adjourned proceedings in the high-profile Adabraka jewellery shop robbery case after the Attorney-General’s Department informed the court that it had not yet received the police docket for advice.
When the case was called before Circuit Court 3, presided over by Her Honour Susana Eduful, Assistant State Attorney,Lamisi Pabila told the court that checks conducted at the Attorney-General’s registry showed that no docket had been received from the police, despite earlier indications that it had been forwarded for advice.
Chief Inspector Ebenezer Teye Okuffo, who appeared for the prosecution, had informed the court that the docket had been sent to the Attorney-General’s Department. However, the Assistant State Attorney maintained that the department was yet to receive it.
In view of the situation, the prosecution prayed the court for a new date, while defence counsel Paul Assibi Abarigah, representing the first four accused persons, urged the court to either grant his clients bail or discharge them.According to counsel, the accused persons had remained in custody while the prosecution was yet to complete the necessary processes.
He argued that should the police be ready to proceed at a later date, they could re-arrest the accused persons.Responding, the Assistant State Attorney requested an adjournment to enable the police to transmit the docket and complete the necessary procedures.
After hearing both sides, Her Honour Susana Eduful adjourned the case to June 17, 2026, and directed the police to file all disclosures and witness statements in accordance with the practice directions on Case Management Conferences (CMC).
The accused persons are standing trial over an alleged robbery at the Cabest Jewellery shop in Adabraka, Accra.The six accused — Saum Mohammed alias Fariwata, Alhassan Iliyasu alias Arab Man, Hamza Agerego alias Nene Bawku, Abdul-Samed Bonsiabu Larry alias Tough, Fatawu Ibrahim alias Motorway, and Abubakar Sadik alias Fifty Cent — have each pleaded not guilty to three counts of robbery.
They are charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, the robbery of GH¢400,000 belonging to businessman Nana Kwame Afrani, and the robbery of 12.5 kilograms of gold valued at GH¢14.39 million.
According to the prosecution, the accused allegedly carried out the attack on July 27, 2024, at the jewellery shop. Prosecutors say the men, armed with AK-47 rifles and travelling on three motorbikes, fired gunshots at the premises, causing workers to flee before making away with cash and gold.
The prosecution further alleges that intelligence-led operations conducted between November 2025 and January 2026 led to the arrest of the suspects in Ashaiman and surrounding communities.
During subsequent searches, police reportedly recovered ammunition, pump-action guns, police bulletproof vests and other items.
The prosecution has also indicated that eyewitnesses identified the accused persons during an identification parade and that CCTV footage will be tendered as evidence during the trial.
The accused persons were previously denied bail and remanded into police custody after the court held that the seriousness of the offences and concerns surrounding the residential details of one of the accused made them unsuitable for bail at that stage of the proceedings. The case is expected to resume on June 17, 2026.
