Four stole money and buried it at cemetery

Suhum, Dec. 25, GNA - Four people who stole 4,000 Ghana Cedis belonging to a Cocoa Purchasing Clerk at Akim Asafo in the Eastern Region and later buried the cash at a Moslem Cemetery were arraigned before the Suhum Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

The accused persons, Seth Ansah, Kofi Akate, Lawrence Osei and Eric Cooma charged with stealing, pleaded not guilty and were remanded in police custody to re-appear on January 16 next year.

Police Chief Inspector Ben Nyonator, prosecuting, told the court that the accused persons and the complainant, Miss Edith Owusu Bimpong, a cocoa purchasing clerk live in the same town at Akim Asafo. He said on November 6, this year, the complainant went to Akim Tafo to collect money to pay some farmers she bought cocoa from.

Inspector Nyonator said Ansah spotted the complainant coming down from a vehicle with the money and went to inform Akate who also informed the rest of the accused persons.

He said in the night while the complainant was fast asleep, Ansah and Akate went to her house while Osei and Cooma laid ambush. Akate and Ansah later forced the door opened with cement blocks and stole the money including video camera and deck.

Inspector Nyonator said since it was night the accused persons could not share the booty and therefore went to bury the money in the Moslem cemetery at Akim Asafo.

He said when Ansah went to remove the money the following day, he was spotted by a witness in the case who reported to the police and he was arrested. He also mentioned the rest of the accused persons, who were later arrested and charge with the offence. 25 Dec. 08