Four Nigerian nationals remanded for alleged Baatsonaa burglary

Four Nigerians have been hauled before the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly breaking into homes at Baatsonaa in Accra and making away with valuables, including a piggy bank, popularly known as a ‘susu box’.

The accused are Moses Chinedu, a 26-year-old carpenter; Ugochukwu Onyeka, a 24-year-old trader; Obumneke Nnebuo, 26, unemployed; and Wisdom Ugochukwu, a 26-year-old trader.

Police prosecutors told the court that the four allegedly broke into the apartments of Leslie Nii Fio Mensah, a self-employed man, and Abraham Kwaku Frimpong, a freight forwarder, who live in the same house but in different apartments at Baatsonaa.

According to a myjoyonline.com report on October 2, 2025, the stolen items were valued at GH¢25,470, $2,200, and £2,500.

“The stolen items included an HP laptop, a Samsung S6 Lite, Samsung A32 and A33 mobile phones, two JBL Bluetooth speakers, two JBL Bluetooth headsets, and a Rolex gold-coloured watch, among others”, the report said.

The accused have been charged with seven counts of conspiracy to steal, unlawful entry, causing unlawful damage, and stealing.

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However, their pleas were not taken when they appeared before the court, presided over by Susana Eduful, because an Igbo interpreter was not readily available to translate the charges for them.

They have been remanded into custody to reappear on October 6, 2025.

Narrating the facts of the case, the prosecution, led by Sergeant Priscilla Avorgah, said that on September 18, the complainants left home for work early in the morning.

However, when they returned, they realised that thieves had scaled the fence wall, entered the premises, and caused damage to their doors.

“They forcibly entered their room, and the aforementioned items were stolen from the rooms of the complainants,” the prosecutor told the court.

Sgt Avorgah said the complainants reported the case to the police, adding that when the officers visited the scene, it was realised that the fence wall was very short, and the accused persons took advantage of the serene environment and entered the premises.

“The thieves caused damage to the first complainant’s kitchen door and gained access to his room and ransacked it. The thieves succeeded in stealing the items as listed in the charge sheet.

“The accused persons again caused damage to the second complainant's door, entered his room, and stole the items as listed in the charge sheet,” she said.

On September 19, at about 3:00 AM, one of the stolen tablets was tracked to a location at the Millicent Hotel, Baatsonaa.

When police entered the rooms of the accused persons, the prosecutor said all the items belonging to the complainants were found on them, leading to their arrest.

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The prosecutor said further investigations disclosed that the accused persons came to the country and lodged at the hotel where they were arrested.

“Their mission was to enter various houses to steal from them whilst they were at work. That complainant’s house was the third house they entered to steal,” the prosecutor told the court.

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