Mohammed Mustapha Yussif, who was sentenced to 15years in prison with three others has been arranged before the Tamale Circuit Court in connection with another alleged car snatching incident in Tamale in the Northern region.
The accused person has been accused of stealing a Toyota Camry Spider with registration number GX6923-20, iPhone, and other properties on August 20, 2021, from one Muniru Abdul Waris at Gbayamli, a suburb of Tamale.
The four accused persons are Mahama Nashiru alias Mohammed, Mohammed Mustapha Yussif, Ibrahim Issah, Mohammed Alhassan.
They have been charged with conspiracy to rob, robbery, possession of firearms and ammunition without lawful authority, and possession of police and military accoutrements. However, they have pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The case has been adjourned to February 17, 2022.
Meanwhile, the police have launched a manhunt for four other accomplices in the case who are currently at large.
It will be recalled that the Tamale Circuit Court presided by His Honor Alexandra Oworae, sentenced five accused persons to 15 years each in prison for snatching a Toyota Camry car at Banvum, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern region.
The convicted persons are Ibrahim Issah 27, Mohammed Mustapha Yussif 23, Vivor Christopher 27, Benyamin Ajyei, 23, and Seyram Addo 29.
This was after they pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob, robbery, possession of firearms and ammunition without lawful authority, and possession of police and military accoutrements charges leveled against them.
The fifteen years sentence will run concurrently.
—DGN online