Two men, Bashiru Mohammed, 35, a labourer, and Ibrahim Rauf, 24, a driver’s mate, have been arraigned before Circuit Court Dansoman for allegedly embarking on a stealing spree in the early hours of June 13, 2025, at Abease, a suburb of Ablekuma.
Her Honour Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit heard that the accused persons, who both reside at Timber Market in Accra, face seven counts including conspiracy to commit stealing, unlawful entry, and multiple counts of stealing, in violation of various sections of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
According to Chief Inspector Emeila Mensah, around 2:00 am on the day of the incident, the wife of Albert Nii Amartey, one of the complainants and a professional footballer, spotted Rauf (A2) stealing her husband’s iPhone XR through a window, after taking the phone, Rauf scaled a wall and escaped, despite being pursued.
Shortly after, another resident, Sulley Mohammed, discovered that his unregistered Royal motorbike, two laptops (HP and Toshiba) and another iPhone XR had been stolen from his room. He is believed to be the second victim in the case.
With assistance from a witness and mobile phone tracking technology, the stolen iPhone was traced to Bashiru Mohammed (A1) at Agbogbloshie Yam Market.
Police from the Agbogbloshie station arrested A1, recovering the phone and motorbike. He subsequently led authorities to Rauf, from whom the second stolen motorbike was also retrieved.
Both accused later admitted to the thefts during police investigations, claiming they had targeted multiple homes in Abease.
They led police to Odorgono in an attempt to recover the stolen laptops, but the devices could not be located.
The stolen items include; two iPhone XR mobile phones, one belonging to each complainant, one unregistered Royal motorbike, one HP laptop and one Toshiba laptop.
The total estimated value of the items remains unknown, as some of the stolen property is yet to be recovered.
Both men pleaded not guilty when they appeared in court on June 19, 2025. They were remanded until July 2, 2025, and later granted bail of GH¢100,000 each with two sureties.
As part of the bail conditions, they must deposit their Ghana Cards with the court registry and report to police every two weeks.
The case has been adjourned to August 25, 2025 as police continue efforts to recover the remaining stolen items and gather additional evidence.
