A 27-year-old man who allegedly snatched a taxi from a driver at knife point at Santa Maria in Accra has been arrested in a joint military-police patrol at Amanase, near Suhum in the Eastern Region.
The suspect, Yaw Adu, who was on his way to Kumasi, together with an accomplice, is currently in police custody assisting in investigations.
He and Kingsley Tawiah Adu, the accomplice, were said to have attacked one Fetor Oweredu, the taxi driver, about 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 and snatched his KIA Delta taxi, with registration number GC 4160 Z.
Briefing the press in Koforidua, Sergeant Frank Domi of the Kyebi Divisional Police Command said about 1 a.m. on Thursday, June 18 this year, a joint military-police patrol team on the Accra-Kumasi Highway spotted a taxi cab heading towards Kumasi.
He said when the patrol team signalled the driver to stop, he disregarded the order and rather sped off, but he was pursued until the two were arrested.
Sergeant Domi said during interrogation, the two claimed that they were attending their father’s funeral at Effiduase in Kumasi and when the patrol team asked them to prove ownership of the vehicle, they could not do so.
In the cause of all that, Tawiah, sensing danger, fled into a nearby bush.
According to Sergeant Domi, a search conducted on the vehicle led to the discovery of a complimentary card bearing the name of one Kwaku Addo who worked with an Accra-based bank.
He said when the patrol team called the owner of the vehicle, he told the patrol team that some criminals had snatched the vehicle from its driver.
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