Court remands suspects in alleged instability plot

The three people arrested for allegedly possessing arms, explosive devices and ammunition in Alajo and Bawaleshie, in the Greater Accra Region have been remanded into the custody of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI).

The suspects are Frederick Yao Mac-Palm, a medical practitioners; Donya Kafui, alias Ezor, a blacksmith; and Bright Allan Debrah Ofosu, a freight manager.

One of their accomplices, a man identified only as Sule is currently on the run.

The three have been jointly charged for conspiracy to commit crime to wit manufacturing of arms and ammunition, possessing of explosives, firearms and ammunition without lawful authority.

Two of them faced two extra charges.

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Donya Kafui faces charges of manufacturing six pistols and manufacturing 22 explosives while Mac-Palm faces an additional charge of possessing 22 explosives, six pistols, three hand grenades without lawful authority.

Adjournment 

The court presided over by Ms Rosemond Dodua Agyiri remanded the three persons after their charges had been read to them and translated to them in two local languages of their preference to reappear before the court in two weeks.

While Kafui had his offence translated in Ewe, Debrah opted for the Twi language.

Prosecuting, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr Sylvester Asare told the court that the  accused persons were arrested over the weekend and pleaded with the court to remanded into the custody of the BNI to enable the police continue with its investigations.

They arrived at the court at about 1:20pm with two of them Ezo Kafui and Bright Ofosu handcuffed together while Mac-Palm had his two hands chained.