Hakeem Musah Ibrahim, 37 and a trader, has been remanded into police custody for allegedly kidnapping Sani Eliasu Mohammed, after subjecting him to severe beating.
Ibrahim has, therefore, been accused of kidnapping and causing harm.
The accused pleaded not guilty when brought before an Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Her Honour Susan Eduful on Tuesday.
The court was told by the prosecuting officer, Inspector Ebenezer Tey Okuffo, that the kidnapped person, Sani Eliasu, was an auto mechanic and the complainant in the case.
He said both the complainant and accused lived at Madina in Accra.
According to him, on May 30, 2023, at 10:50pm, the police received information that a young man had been beaten and locked up in a room at Ritz Junction, a suburb of Madina, by a group of people.
The police proceeded to the place and found the complainant beaten and abandoned in a room in the accused person’s house.
Explaining what led to the kidnapping of tSani, Inspector Okuffo said there was a fight between two groups of people, which the complainant and the accused belonged to opposing side.
Therefore, in the course of the fighting, the complainant was kidnapped by the accused and his cohorts, tied, and subjected to severe beating before abandoning him in Hakeem’s house.
As a result, the complainant sustained injuries all over his body and was lying helpless at the time he was rescued by the police.
The court was told that the police, after rescuing the complainant, rushed him to the Police Hospital where he was treated and discharged.
The accused was subsequently arrested for investigation before being charged before the court.
The prosecutor also indicated that efforts were being made to locate and apprehend his accomplices for further investigation.
