A self-acclaimed businessman, Yahuza Osumanu, has been slapped with fresh charges by the state for allegedly attacking and robbing former Second Lady Mrs. Matilda Yaaba Amissah-Arthur and four others.
This follows the accused’s previous plea of not guilty to 26 counts, which included 20 counts of robbery and six counts of money laundering.
However, after further investigation, the State filed an amended charge sheet, reducing the counts from 26 to 24.
The new charge sheet comprises 20 counts of robbery and four counts of dishonestly receiving stolen vehicles.
Mrs. Amissah-Arthur is the wife of the late Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, who served as Vice President of Ghana from 2012 to 2016.
During the alleged robbery, Osumanu is said to have stolen various currencies from her, including GH¢3,000, US$2,200, and fifty euros, as well as a gold watch and necklace valued at GH¢20,000 and GH¢5,000, respectively.
He has since been remanded into prison custody by the Court, presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, as of Wednesday, October 23, when his plea was taken on the counts of dishonestly receiving stolen property.
Apart from the former Second Lady, Osumanu is accused of robbing Augustine Kwesi Okere, a businessman; Daniel Kwame Osafo and Tracy Osei-Hyeaman, a married couple; and Margaret Alice Shaw, a 76-year-old woman residing at Alexander Nest, Ridge.
The case has been adjourned to November 13, 2024.
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