MOHAMMED HAMIDU vs THE REPUBLIC [2019]DLCA6370

Date	2019-04-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H2/15/2017
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA6370

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J. A.

WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A

JEPHTHAN APPAU FOR THE APPELLANT.

CECILIA ANIMA PEPRAH TAKYI WITH NANA KONADU OWUSU BANAHENE

JUSTINA ROSEBUD ANYAN AND AKOSUA ASANTEWAA SARPONG OSEI-AFRIYIE FOR THE REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLCA6370
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MOHAMMED HAMIDU<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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H2/15/2017<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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minor-fareast;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 30THAPRIL, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JEPHTHAN APPAU
FOR THE APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CECILIA ANIMA
PEPRAH TAKYI WITH NANA KONADU OWUSU BANAHENE, JUSTINA ROSEBUD ANYAN AND AKOSUA
ASANTEWAA SARPONG OSEI-AFRIYIE FOR THE REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US">&nbsp;MARIAMA OWUSU
J.A. (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE J. A., WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">WELBOURNE,
JA <o:p></o:p>BRIEF FACTS:<o:p></o:p>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.<o:p></o:p>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.<o:p></o:p>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.).<o:p></o:p>The second accused, now at large pointed the gun at the second
complainant and forcibly removed the waist bag on him,<o:p></o:p>They gave several warning shots to ward off resistance from complainants
and those around and bolted away on an unregistered Haodjin motor bike.<o:p></o:p>A report was made to the police and the accused persons were pursued.
Through phone calls, other people were alerted about the robbery. The accused
persons were intercepted at Trabuom near Nkawie by some boys. The first accused
was arrested while the second accused person managed to escape arrest. After
full investigations by the Police, the accused persons were subsequently
charged with the following offences:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>COUNT ONE<o:p></o:p>STATEMENT OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ROBBERY: Contrary to section 23(1) and Section 149
of the Criminal Offences A</main>