Canadian Kidnappers’ Fight Police – Over Pocket Money

Drama unfolded at the Accra high court yesterday when the four persons standing trial for kidnapping two Canadian nationals accused the investigator in the case of hoarding their pocket money.

Sampson Agharlor, the main accused person, in the trial claimed that out of his GH¢890 that is with the investigator, only GH¢250 has been released to him.

Another accused person, Elvis Ojiyorwe, also raised similar concerns but the court was unable to give an order for the release of the said funds.

This was because the investigator in the matter was not present in court when the matter was called.

The court said it could not grant such an order unless it hears from the investigator.

This was after the accused persons through their lawyer Yaw Dankwah had asked the court to issue an order for their monies to be released to them.

Meanwhile, the sitting judge at the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court Justice George Buadi has said his mandate as the trial judge ends on November 29, 2019.

He said he will not be the judge to deal with the trial but deems it prudent to direct the prosecution to disclose to the accused persons all documents they would rely on in the course of the trial.

The court also directed that names of all witnesses, their evidence also be served on the defense team on or before November 14.

Case adjourned to November 21

The court prior to adjourning the case instructed the Nsawmam Prison officers to take custody of the accused persons and produce them in court anytime they are to appear.

Counsel Dankwah raised a concern that even though the accused persons were remanded at the Nsawma Prisons, they could not have conference with them.

He said when they go to Nsawam Prisons they were told the accused persons names were not on their list.

But Winifred Sarpong, the Senior State Attorney explained that even though court remanded them to Nsawam, a trial warrant was needed for the investigator to hand them over to the prisons.

She added that such was the miscommunication that led to defense council not being allowed to see their clients.

All three Nigerians Sampson Aghalor, Elvis Ojiyorwe and Jeff Omarsar together with one Ghanaian, Yussif Yakubu have been slapped with conspiracy and kidnapping.

They have all denied the charges.