Police have arrested one Kwame Boamah aka Kwame Ayigbe who stabbed an “okada” rider with a knife and bolted with the “okada” from Akyem Akrofonso to Kwae.
On 8th January 2020, the suspect hired the services of Fatawu Moro, 19years old “okada” rider to transport him from Komeso with his unregistered Haojin motor bike to Akyem Afosu all in the Eatern Region.
At a spot between Akrofonso and Afosu, the suspect asked the victim rider to stop for him to attend to natures call. Upon stopping, the suspect stabbed the rider and bolted with the motorbike. The victim lost consciousness but was saved by a good Samaritan who took him to the New Abrem government hospital where he gained consciousness and reported the incident to Police two days later, leading to the arrest of the suspect in a different town.
The suspect was arraigned before the Koforidua Circuit Court B today 13th January 2020 and has been convicted but sentencing deferred to 28th January 2020.
