Fetish priest, 2 others remanded over alleged theft

A fetish priest and two others have been remanded in police custody by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District for allegedly stealing communication wire cables at Mfensi, near Akropong.

The plea of Kwabena Appiah Agyei, 24, a fetish priest, Eric Kusi, 20, a network installer, and Emmanuel Ampofo, 22, an electrician, was not taken. They are expected to reappear before the court on March 5, 2025 for their plea to be taken on charges of conspiracy, unlawful entry, causing damage, and stealing.

Police Detective Inspector Alexander Agbekpornu told the court, presided over by Mrs. Philomena Asiedu, that the complainant, Friday Anwakpa, is the Ashanti Regional Director of Glo Communication Network (Ghana) Company Limited.

The court heard that Eric Kusi resides in Mfensi, while Emmanuel Ampofo and Kwabena Appiah Agyei, the fetish priest, reside in Tepa in the Ahafo-Ano North District.

According to the prosecution, the complainant received a call that the suspects had entered the Glo Tower office at Mfensi, disguising themselves as engineers on routine maintenance but making off with wire cables.

A report was made to the Akropong police, who, along with the Abuakwa Divisional Police Patrol team, rushed to the scene and found the accused inside the premises of the company with four bundles of cables valued at GH¢240,000, ready to be transported.

The prosecution said the accused were arrested, and in their caution statements, they admitted and confessed that Kusi had invited the two others from Tepa to plan and act together.

The court heard that Kusi climbed the tower, damaged the communication tower valued at GH¢20,000, cut the wire cables, and bundled them into four coils.

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