The plea of Kwabena Appiah Agyei, the fetish priest, aged 24, Eric Kusi, a Network Installer, 20 years, and Emmanuel Ampofo, a 22- year- old Electrician was not taken, and they will reappear before the court on March 05, this year for their plea to be taken on the charges of conspiracy, unlawful entry, causing damage and stealing.
Police Detective Inspector Alexander Agbekpornu prosecuting, told the court presided by Philomena Asiedu, that the complainant, Friday Anwakpa, is the Ashanti Regional Director of Glo Communication Network (Ghana) Company Limited.
Eric Kusi (A1) resides at Mfensi, while Emmanuel Ampofo (A2) and Kwabena Appiah Agyei (A3) the fetish priest, reside at Tepa in the Ahafo-Ano North District.
According to the Prosecution, on January 28, this year, the complainant received a call that the suspects had entered into the Glo Tower office at Mfensi disguising themselves as engineers on routine maintenance but making away with some wire cables.
A report was made to the Akropong police and together with the Abuakwa Divisional Police Patrol team, they rushed to the scene and met the accused persons inside the yard of the company with four bundles of cables valued at GH¢240, 000 ready to be transported.
The accused persons were arrested and, in their caution statements admitted and confessed that Eric (A1) called the two from Tepa to plan and act together.
They again disclosed to the police that A1 climbed the 900-foot tower with their equipment, damaged the communication tower valued at GH¢ 20,000, cut off the wire cables to the ground, and bundled them into four coils.
The prosecution said, after investigations they were charged and brought before the court.
Source: GNA
