Court remands Fulani herdsman for robbery

An Accra Circuit Court on Thursday remanded Boli Bukari, a Fulani herdsman, for conspiracy to commit crime and robbery.

Bukari pleaded not guilty and would reappear in court on May 16.

Prosecuting, Superintendent of Police Kwaku Bempah told the court that the complainants in the case are the driver and passengers in a Benz bus.

He said on April 28, at about 1340 hours, Shaibu Gafaru, the driver in charge of a passenger Benz was travelling from Tamale to Tumbisi and on reaching Jaadema, a village near Fumbisi in the Builsa South District, five Fulani Mole speaking men, four of whom were wearing masks and armed with guns emerged from the bush firing shots.

He said in the process of firing, they signalled the driver to stop, which he complied.

The prosecution said one of the robbers climbed on top of the vehicle and the three others went into the vehicle searched each of the passengers on board and robbed them of their valuables including mobile phones and cash estimated at GHC30,000.00 at gun point.

He said information got to the police and a team of policemen rushed to the scene but only to meet victims on the road.

During preliminary investigations eight AK 47 assaulted rifle empty shells were found at the scene.

Supt Brempeh said the team alerted the nearby communities to be on the lookout for any suspicious characters.

He said upon the description of the robbers to the police by the victims, the police team traced them to a nearby Village at Jaadema, where the accused was arrested; he was later identified by some victims as part of those who robbed them of the valuables.

Bukari was specially identified as the one who was not wearing mask as well as one of the two robbers, holding the weapon and firing during the incident.