The Accra Circuit Court 10 presided over by Evelyn Asamoah, has ordered the deportation of two Nigerians after serving various prison terms that have been imposed on them.
The convicts -Richard Nweke and Anthony Wani – pleaded guilty to obtaining electronic payment medium falsely and were accordingly jailed 40 months. Three of their alleged accomplices – Prince Obina Echiefu, Chisom Igboke and Stanley Chemusi – who were charged together with the convicts, however pleaded not guilty and had been remanded into police custody.
The prosecuting officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Maxwell Oppong, told the court that all the accused persons are Nigerians living at Katapor, a suburb of Pokuase near Accra.
According to him, they were recruited from various States in Nigeria by the sixth accused person, Ngene Ifeanyi Basil, who is currently on the run.
He informed the court that the arrest of the accused persons were in connection with rising incidents of criminal activities such as robberies and other felonies in Accra and its environs.
As a result, the police patrol teams were deployed to intensify patrols in the metropolis.
On December 13, 2022, the police received intelligence that a group of young men were hiding in a three-bed room house at Katapor, a suburb of Pokuase, preparing to embark on a robbery expedition.
The Alpha Swat Patrol Team of the Accra Regional Police Headquarters visited the said three-bed room house and arrested the accused persons.
After a search of their rooms in the house, eight laptop computers, six mobile phones, three pen drives and one internet router were retrieved by the police.
Again, a quantity of narcotic plant and partly smoked material suspected to be Indian hemp were retrieved from Stanley Chemusi.
ASP Oppong indicated that all the accused persons stated in their cautioned statements to the Police that it was Ngene Ifeanyi Basil who recruited them from Nigeria to undertake the activities of obtaining electronic payment medium falsely. Stanley Chemusi also claimed ownership of the narcotic plant material found in the room.
