MOHAMMED HAMIDU vs THE REPUBLIC

WELBOURNE, JA BRIEF FACTS: The complainants Prince Morris Manu and George Sarpong are both businessmen. They reside at Manso Abore and Manso Adubia respectively. The accused person is a motor repairer and he resides at Sepe Timpom in Kumasi. On the 19th of August, 2011 between the hours of 4.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m., the accused person and one other at large who were unmasked and also armed with a pump action gun went to a galamsey site near Manso-Nkwanta and attacked the complainants and other workers at the site. They gave warning shots and ordered the second complainant to surrender the bag which was around his waist to them. The bag contained 54 pounds of gold which were valued at Forty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH₵40,000.00.). The second accused, now at large pointed the gun at the second complainant and forcibly removed the waist bag on him, They gave several warning shots to ward off resistance from complainants and those around and bolted away on an unregistered Haodjin motor.....