The families of two Canadian females, who were allegedly kidnapped in Ghana, have applied through the Attorney-General’s Office to join hearing of the conclusion of the case.
According to the trial court, it had accepted the request made by the family members of the victims – Lauren Tilley and Bailey Chitty – to have them join the hearing of the final determination of the case.
The High Court, presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, was compelled under the circumstances to adjourn the delivery of the judgement, which was scheduled for last Thursday, to December 20, 2022.
To enable the families of the victims to be part of the hearing, the Judge said there would be an arrangement to have a video link setup for the Canadians to be able to join the proceedings.
She said in the open court that although the judgement was to be delivered on Thursday, “unfortunately, it is not ready. Meanwhile, I received a letter from the Office of the Attorney-General, requesting that the victims and their families would want to be part of the delivery of the judgement.
“The court has agreed to their request. We shall create a link by which they can join on the day that the judgement would be delivered. This information would be relayed to them at least for the day of the judgement.”
She adjourned the case to December 20, 2022 and at a time convenient to the court, between 9:00 and 1:00pm.
The two Canadian women were allegedly kidnapped by Samson Agharlor alias Romeo, Elvis Ojiyorwe, Jeff Omarsar, and Yusif Yakubu in Kumas on June 4, 2019.
On June 4, 2019, the gang, in a car, accosted the two Canadian ladies, who had hired the services of an Uber ride at their hostel at Nhyiaeso, a suburb of Kumasi, assaulted them and forced them into their own vehicle amid shooting.
They took their victims to their uncompleted building hideout at Kenyasi Krobo, another suburb of Kumasi, and demanded a ransom of US$800,000 from the families of the two ladies during their captivity.
The ladies were, however, rescued on June 11, 2019, in an operation led by National Security.
