Suspected Accra Street Robbers remanded

The Dansoman Circuit Court has granted bail of GH¢150,000 each to two accused persons standing trial with 15 others over alleged street robberies involving mobile phones and motorbikes in parts of the Greater Accra Region.

The two accused persons, Kwame Akpoba, alias Bra Kwame, 45, a butcher, and Emmanuel Okyere, alias Obo Emma, 48, a trader, were admitted to bail with two sureties each.

The court ordered that one of the sureties for each accused person must be a family member, while the other must be a public servant earning not less than GH¢5,000 a month. They were also directed to report to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) once every two weeks until the determination of the case.

The accused persons are among 17 individuals facing three charges of conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery and dishonestly receiving stolen property. All the accused persons who appeared before the court pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Nine of them, including Rashid Abdul, alias Stoneboy; Jacob Wettey, alias Commander; Patrick Deh, alias Tricky; Thomas Dadzie, alias Ganja; Emmanuel Akampetiba, alias Bosco; Adamu Amadu, alias Baddest; Isaiah Akpoghene, alias Akpos; Osman Abdul Salam; and Frederick Israel Lomotey, were brought to court from police custody.

Bra Kwame and Obo Emma, who were on police enquiry bail, appeared on their own.

The remaining six accused persons, identified as Gaza, SM, Bongo, Asaa, Malaika and Alhassan, are currently at large, with bench warrants issued for their arrest.

Alleged robbery syndicate

According to the prosecution, the case arose from a series of street robberies involving mobile phones and motorbikes reported in the Greater Accra Region and beyond. The prosecution said the Greater Accra Regional Police Command activated surveillance operations to curb the incidents.

It said intelligence-led operations on October 1 and 2, 2026, resulted in the arrest of several suspects at their hideout in Agbogbloshie, a suburb of Accra.

During investigations, Rashid Abdul, alias Stoneboy, allegedly admitted in a caution statement taken in the presence of an independent witness that he had participated in several robberies with an accomplice identified as SM.

He allegedly told investigators that they robbed victims of their mobile phones and sold the stolen devices to Obo Emma. Jacob Wettey, alias Commander, was also alleged to have admitted to robbing motorbikes with an accomplice identified as Fatawu in various parts of Accra and beyond.

According to the prosecution, Wettey stated that the stolen motorbikes were sold to Bra Kwame and another person identified as Sulley at Agbogbloshie for various amounts of money.

Patrick Deh, alias Tricky, allegedly admitted to robbing motorbikes with an accomplice identified as Asaa and selling them to Bra Kwame. The prosecution said on October 2, 2026, Stoneboy, Commander and Tricky led investigators to Agbogbloshie, where they identified Bra Kwame and Obo Emma as alleged receivers of stolen property.

Four motorbikes allegedly recovered

The prosecution said three Royal motorbikes and one GS Vesper motorbike, allegedly stolen from victims and sold to Bra Kwame, were recovered from his house following his arrest.

Investigations allegedly established that Bra Kwame, Obo Emma and Sulley supplied the suspected robbers with money, machetes and other offensive weapons to facilitate the robberies.The prosecution further alleged that the items stolen from victims were subsequently sold to them.

The accused persons also allegedly mentioned Bosco, Lomotey, Osman Abdul Salam, Baddest and Akpos as accomplices in the robberies. Those suspects were subsequently arrested, while other alleged accomplices remain at large.

Charges

Under the first count, the accused persons are charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, contrary to sections 23(1) and 149 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

The second count charges them with robbery, contrary to section 149 of the same Act.

The particulars of the robbery charge allege that, during September 2026, the accused persons robbed Tong Shu Ying, a Chinese national, of an Oppo mobile phone valued at GH¢7,000, as well as assorted mobile phones and motorbikes whose values are yet to be determined.

The third count, which specifically names Bra Kwame, Obo Emma and Osman Abdul Salam, accuses them of dishonestly receiving assorted mobile phones and motorbikes allegedly obtained through robbery. The prosecution said investigations were ongoing. The case is being prosecuted by Chief Inspector Wonders.

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