Court Remands Youth Who Vandalized Neoplan Police Station

The Accra Circuit Court has remanded some irate youths who vandalized the Neoplan Police Station.

The accused allegedly took two AK-47 firearms from the police station, according to the prosecution.

Nasarah Isaac, Forever Adomose, Kweku Kyei, Lamber Akurabilla, Maxwell Ayugi, Faisal Gadafi, Kofi Deri, Abanyoro Nana Yaw, Kofi Samsam, Tawiah Maxwell, and Samuel Mbah are the alleged suspects.

The others are Fuseini Adams, Mustapha Kofi, Gabriel Danso, Prince Anim, Kwaku Boateng, Henry Collins, Thomas Adorgle, Awene Adoko, and Awene Oluashegu.

Conrad Kunle, Mubarak Haruna, Mohammed Ayamga, and Daniel Ofori make up the remaining group.

When they appeared before the court, which was presided over by Afia Owusua Appiah, they all entered a plea of not guilty to four counts of conspiring to commit crime, stealing, and causing unlawful damage.

On October 26 this year, they are scheduled to return to court.

Chief Inspector Samuel Ahiabor, the prosecutor, stated that the case's facts were as follows: On October 9 of this year, an Isobah stole a young man's cellphone.

He said that Isobah jumped into the Odaw River to flee as he was being pursued.

"The young man also jumped into the river to retrieve his mobile phone from the said Isobah. In the ensuing struggle over the mobile phone, Isobah got drowned," he said.

He added that a friend of Isobah jumped into the river and also got drowned.

"On the same day, the accused persons who have their respective occupations at Kwame Nkrumah Circle organised themselves, marched to the Neoplan Police Station, attacked and vandalised the Charge Office and Station Officer's office," Chief Inspector Ahiaboh said.

He said that the accused individuals took two AK-47 weapons kept at the Charge Office after damaging the Police Station.

The prosecutor said that on October 10 of this year, the police obtained information, detained the suspects, and seized the firearms.

However, the prosecutor said that they had not yet determined why the young men attacked the police station and that they were still looking into the matter.

They are remanded and will appear in court again on October 26, 2022.