Two off-duty police constables have been remanded in custody by an Accra Circuit Court after allegedly assaulting an Okada rider and stealing GH¢3,700.
General Lance Corporals Philmon Agbevem and Peter Kwame Badagbor, who are stationed at the Accra Central District Police Command, face charges of conspiracy to commit a crime and robbery.
The prosecution, led by ASP Emmanuel Haligah, claimed that the two constables coerced the complainant, Emmanuel Amertodor, an Okada rider from Adenta, into transferring money from his mobile phone to another number registered under the name Hope Alorvordzi.
The officers, represented by their lawyer Andy Vortia, denied all charges and are set to reappear before the court, presided over by Evelyn Asamoah, on September 10, 2024.
The incident reportedly took place on July 21, 2024. The accused, armed and in uniform, intercepted the complainant and his pillion rider on a motorcycle near the Christ the King traffic light in front of the Jubilee House.
The officers accused them of stealing a purse containing a mobile phone and other items from a woman at the National Theatre.
When the motorbike was stopped, the rider managed to escape, but the complainant was apprehended, beaten, and handcuffed by the officers.
The prosecution stated that the officers then forced the complainant to transfer GH¢3,700 to a mobile phone number linked to Hope Alovordzi and took an additional GH¢120 from him.
The complainant later reported the incident to the police at Cantonments, leading to further investigation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
The accused officers were arrested on August 8, 2024. Although they admitted to detaining the complainant on July 21, they denied the robbery charges.