Two remanded for Theft

TWO persons have been remanded by the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing items worth GH¢27,505.85 belonging to a retired nurse.
The accused, Illiasu Mustapha, a driver and Cynthia Adobea, who are said to be lovers, allegedly committed the offence in February, 2008.
A third accused person, Alex Kwabena Sowill, a computer technician, was granted bail in the sum of GH¢10,000.
They all pleaded not guilty to two counts of conspiracy and stealing and are to re-appear before the court on November 27, 2008.
Some of the items they allegedly stole included 48 pieces of Dell Flat screen computers, a DVD player, 30 pieces of wax print, seven pieces of woollen carpets, four pieces of lace materials, four big size dressing mirrors, a set of jewellery, four boxes of drinking glasses, bed sheets, an Italian coffee table, 20 boxes of wall tiles, a television set, iron rods and a host of other items.
According to the prosecution, the complainant employed Illiasu Mustapha as her personal driver during the latter part of 2006 before travelling to London.
It said before her departure, she kept a bunch of keys to her storey building in a bag she carried along to the airport in the vehicle being driven by Mustapha.
On their way to the Kotoka International Airport, the complainant discovered that the bunch of keys had disappeared from her bag but Mustapha immediately assured her that he would look for the keys and keep them for her, as he and another accomplice, one Abass, who is on the run were supposed to take temporary charge of the house while she was away.
The prosecution said the complainant returned to Ghana in September, 2008 and discovered that the items indicated earlier had been stolen.
She made a report to the police and the accused realising that she had returned absconded, but during police investigation, Cynthia Adobea, the supposed girlfriend of the Mustapha was arrested on October 7, 2008.
Adobea, then led the police to Agona Swedru, where Mustapha was arrested, and after thorough search some of the items were retrieved.
Further investigations by the police revealed that Mustapha and Abass occasionally met in the complainant’s room where they stole the items.
Mustapha further admitted that he sometimes slept with Adobea in the complainant’s bedroom, and sold the 17 pieces out of the 48 Dell Flat screen monitors to Alex Kwabena Sowill, who however claimed that only six of the monitors were sold to him.
Alex Sowill then gave the police GH¢300 as part payment of the six monitors he bought from Mustapha.
Mustapha later led the police to one Kyei at East Legon as the one who bought the iron rods but he was not met.
Meanwhile efforts are being made to get Abass and Kyei arrested.