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The Attorney General’s (AG’s) Department has now assigned a schedule officer to study the docket and advise on the case of three persons, allegedly involved in the robbery of a GCB Bank bullion van at Mame Krobo in the Eastern Region.

     Prosecuting Detective Chief Inspector Simon Apiorsornu told the court that the case investigator Sergeant Devine Tornu, followed up to the Attorney General’s office and has been informed that an Attorney had been assigned to study the docket.

     The trial judge Mr Stephen Owusu quizzed the Police over how long the court would have to wait for the advice on the docket.

     The District Court noted that often when the Police finish their investigations and the docket is sent to Attorney General’s Office that’s where it gets stuck. This, the court noted was no fault of the Police or the court.

     Prosecution therefore prayed the court for a fortnight adjournment.

The court therefore adjourned the matter to March 9, awaiting the advice from the AG.

     The three accused persons includes; General Corporal Solomon Elvis Mensah; General Lance Corporal Daniel Kissi Abrokwa; and Hafisu Mohammed, aka Danjuma, a mechanic.

     The two Police officers are being held on the charges of attempted robbery, conspiracy and murder while Mohammed has been charged with conspiracy.

     The pleas of the accused persons have been reserved by the court.

The facts, as presented by prosecution earlier stated that the police officers were stationed at Donkorkrom.

     The officers hatched a plan of robbing the bullion van and on August 16 last year.

 The police officers, who were on duty at the GN Bank and GCB Bank discussed the robbery with Mohammed, who was a friend to the two and a taxi driver.

     The officers then armed themselves with AK 47 rifles and lay ambush at a spot between Tease and Mame Krobo at about 1030 hours on that fateful day.

     Mohammed drove his taxi towards Ekye Amanfrom to monitor the arrival of the bullion van.

     According to GNA report, the prosecution said 20 minutes after the bullion van arrived, Mohammed signalled the police officers who then opened fire, killing the driver of the van.

     Prosecution said a police officer on board the van who got injured managed to return fire compelling the two robbers to take cover in the bush.

     The attackers called Mohammed who picked them with his car in their bid to escape.

     The Police Command at Donkorkrom got wind of the robbery incident and mobilised men who arrested the three accused persons on board the cab.

     The prosecution said two AK 47 rifles, 23 rounds of ammunitions, a cutlass, and two metal bars were retrieved from the taxi.

     The deceased’s body had since been deposited at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital awaiting autopsy.

     Three other occupants of the bullion van, however, escaped unhurt while the policeman on guard was treated and discharged at the Donkorkrom Presbyterian Hospital.