Policemen before tribunal for stealing tyres

Tamale (Northern Region) 17 Dec. '99

Two serving policemen and an ex police inspector have been arraigned before a Tamale circuit tribunal charged with stealing five heavy duty lorry tyres.

The three, ex-police inspector Samuel Amoaful, chief inspector Alex Wowolo Lartei and general constable class one M.A. Boahen have all pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to steal and stealing.

In the dock with them was Shaibu Sulemana, a vulcaniser who is facing a charge of dishonestly receiving stolen items.

The policemen were each granted two million cedis bail with one surety while the vulcaniser was granted one million cedis bail with a surety. They are to appear again on January 10, 2000.

The prosecution told the tribunal chaired by Mr. Stephen Teye that in early 1998 the first accused ex-inspector Amoaful who was in charge of the police workshop, removed five heavy duty lorry tyres from a broken down police service vehicle at the workshop.

At a later date when chief inspector Lartei took over supervision of the workshop, he together with the ex-inspector and constable Boahen conspired and stole two of the tyres.

They sold the tyres to the vulcaniser for 200,000 cedis and shared the money among themselves.

An eyewitness to the act reported the case to the regional police command and after investigations the accused persons were charged with the offence.

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