Four Nigerians have been charged before the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly breaking into apartments in Baatsonaa, a suburb of Accra, and stealing cash, electronics, and other valuables, including a piggy bank locally called a “susu box.”
The defendants — 26-year-old carpenter Moses Chinedu, 24-year-old trader Ugochukwu Onyeka, 26-year-old unemployed Obumneke Nnebuo, and 26-year-old trader Wisdom Ugochukwu — are facing seven charges, including conspiracy to steal, unlawful entry, causing unlawful damage, and theft.
According to the prosecution, led by Sergeant Priscilla Avorgah, the accused allegedly broke into the apartments of two residents, Leslie Nii Fio Mensah and Abraham Kwaku Frimpong, who live in the same building but occupy separate flats.
The stolen items, valued at GH¢25,470, $2,200, and £2,500, included an HP laptop, a Samsung S6 Lite, Samsung A32 and A33 phones, two JBL Bluetooth speakers, two JBL headsets, and a gold-coloured Rolex watch, among other belongings.
The prosecution recounted that the incident occurred on September 18, after the complainants had left their homes for work early that morning.
On returning home, they discovered their premises had been broken into, with doors damaged and valuables missing. Police investigations revealed that the suspects had scaled the fence wall to gain access to the building.
“The thieves caused damage to the first complainant’s kitchen door and gained access to his room and ransacked it.
They also broke into the second complainant’s apartment and stole various items as listed in the charge sheet,” Sgt Avorgah told the court.
The police later traced one of the stolen tablets to the Millicent Hotel in Baatsonaa in the early hours of 19 September. Upon searching the rooms occupied by the accused, officers reportedly recovered the stolen property, leading to their arrest.
