There was drama at an Accra Circuit Courtroom when two out of three accused individuals admitted stealing goats at Teshie Camp Two space in Accra.
Emmanuel Agyei, aka Obama, a fisherman and David Agyei, a borehole driller, pleaded responsible to the costs of conspiracy and stealing.
Based on the accused individuals, it was true that that they had been stealing goats and that on August 8, 2024, they stole domestically bred goats throughout the neighborhood.
The Police are holding them for allegedly stealing 9 international goats from Germany valued at $13,500 belonging to 1 Seidu Yakubu, the complainant within the case.
Emmanuel Agyei instructed the court docket that: “The goat I stole doesn’t belong to the complainant. I’ve not seen the type of goats the police are speaking about. I’ve proven the complainant and the locations the place I stole the goats. I don’t know something in regards to the type of goats the police are speaking about within the footage taken.”
Within the case of David Agyei, he instructed the court docket that, “We didn’t steal from the complainant, the goats we stole had been African breed. We’re not the group of people that promote to the customer.”
The court docket, after listening to the accused individuals, convicted them however deferred their sentence to September 2, 2024.
Baba Musah, aka Baba Talatu, a butcher, who pleaded not responsible to the cost of dishonestly receiving, has additionally been remanded into police custody.
The police mentioned three accomplices, whose names got as Nat, Aapah, and Boola Gee, had been at giant.
The prosecution, led by Superintendent of Police Augustine Yirenkyi, mentioned the police had been looking for different accomplices on the run.
The prosecution mentioned the complainant, Yakubu Seidu, was a driver and an animal farmer at Teshie Camp 2.
The court docket heard that on Sunday, August 11, 2024, at about 0400 hours, the complainant awakened and detected the theft of 9 of his foreign-breed goats.
On the identical day, the prosecution mentioned the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) obtained intelligence a few syndicate that snatched victims’ vehicles and used them to steal goats and conceal at Teshie and James City.
The prosecution mentioned the PID mounted surveillance and arrested Emmanuel Agyei, David Agyei and Baba Musah, however the different accomplices managed to flee.
Throughout interrogation, Emmanuel and David admitted the offence and instructed the Police that they used to steal and promote.
Emmanuel and David led the Police to Boola Gee’s home at James City, the place 4 sheep and two goats had been present in a blue-black 2002 mannequin Honda CRV with registration quantity GN 438-14 and a blue-black Nissan Altima with registration quantity GT3107-18.
Emmanuel and David admitted to the Police that they stole with one Nathaniel and Aapah and bought the livestock to Boola Gee.
The court docket was instructed that Baba Musah admitted having purchased 5 goats from Emmanuel, David and Nathaniel at GH₵2,500.
On August 12, 2024, the prosecution mentioned the complainant got here to the Directorate and recognized two goats as his.