Gang Leader Arrested And Remanded For Attempted Murder
The gang leader of the 50 Cent Gangster Group at Teshie in Accra, Adayoro Patrick Tettey, has been arrested for allegedly shooting a former group member.
Tettey, known as Kofi Soldier, was arrested at Atimpoku in the Eastern Region on October 4, 2023.
Information gathered indicates that he was being tracked by the National Operations Department of the Ghana Police Service for other related illegal acts before his eventual arrest.
Kofi Soldier has been charged with attempted murder, use of offensive weapons, and possession of ammunition without lawful excuse.
The LEKMA District Court presided over by Bianca Adwoa Osei-Sarfo, did not take Tettey’s plea.
The accused has been remanded to police custody to reappear on October 23, 2023, pending further investigations.
According to the prosecution, the complainant, Eric Sowah Adjetey, is a farmer residing in Teshie, while the suspect is also a resident of Teshie.
The prosecution said before the last Teshie Homowo Festival, Tettey and his accomplices – Timaya and Ogede (currently at large), known members of the 50 Cent Gangster Group, reportedly issued several threats against the complainant for his decision to disassociate himself from the group, which was initially formed as a fun club to entertain people during festivals.
The court chaired by Her Honour Bianca Adwoa Osei Sarfo heard that the disassociation of the complainant from the group was because the accused and his accomplices had “turned the group upside down”.
The prosecution said on September 22, 2023, at about 7:30 am at Teshie Nyomo Charwaynaa, while the customs and traditions, which formed part of the Teshie Homowo Festival were ongoing, the accused without any provocation, allegedly pulled a pistol, fired shots into the air and shot the complainant on his left hip in the presence of witnesses and fled.
The prosecution said the complainant fell instantly and was rushed to the LEKMA Hospital for treatment by witnesses.
According to the prosecution, a report was made to the police.
Timaya and Ogede allegedly followed up to the hospital where the complainant was and threatened to ensure he was killed.
The prosecution said on October 4, 2023, Kofi Soldier, who had been declared wanted by the National Operations Department of the Ghana Police Service for other related acts, was tracked to Atimpoko in the Eastern Region and arrested.
Tettey was handed over to the police at Nungua to assist in the investigation.
The prosecution said when Tettey’s house was searched, one round of GR 32 AAA live ammunition and a camouflage jacket believed to be used by the accused to disguise himself to enable him to escape from the scene on the day he shot the complainant were retrieved.
Defence counsel Abdul Gafar Ablorh Abordo said he would apply for bail at the High Court for his client.
The case has been adjourned to October 23, 2023.