A 35-year-old self-acclaimed businessman has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly robbing a public servant of her Samsung fourfold mobile phone at Tse Addo in Accra
Daniel Koranteng and his accomplice, who is now large, have been charged with conspiracy to commit crime to wit robbery and robbery
Koranteng has pleaded not guilty
The court presided over by Mrs Susana Eduful has admitted Koranteng to bail in the sum of GHc100,000 and adjourned the matter t 28 January, 2026
Prosecution’s case is that the complainant Portia Amoah is a Civil servant and a resident of Tse-Addo whilst accused person Daniel Koranteng is a self-acclaimed businessman residing at East Legon Hills
On October 14, 2025, at 6:45am, Prosecution said the complainant left her residence for a morning walk towards the Tse-Addo roundabout area
On reaching a section of the road closer to Tse-Addo roundabout area, Koranteng and his accomplice, with intent to embark on robbery spree, had rented an army green Toyota Highlander 4×4 with registration No. GE 9134-25
Prosecution told the court that Koranteng and his accomplice removed the registration number, seemingly making it an unregistered car and used same to embark on the robbery spree within Accra. His accomplice was the driver and the accused person was in the front passenger seat
While on their mission around Tse -Addo area, they spotted the complainant holding her Samsung fold 4 smart phone valued GHC18,000 on the street
Koranteng and his accomplice stopped by and asked the complainant for directions to Tse- Addo last stop
When the complainant drew closer to them to direct them to Tse-Addo last stop, Koranteng told her that her cellphone was nice and that she should give it to him
Complainant who took the accused person’s request as a joke responded that it was her only phone
Suddenly, according to prosecution, Koranteng pulled a shot gun, pointed it at her and ordered her to open her phone security code without making any noise
The complainant trembling with fear, complied and handed the phone over to Koranteng. Koranteng and his accomplice and they sped off
The court heard that on the same day, the complainant lodged a complaint with the Teshie Rasta Police Post
During investigation, it came to light that Koranteng and his accomplice had robbed another victim using the same modus operandi at Spintex but were given a hot chase to Nungua Cocon street where they crushed the 4×4 car into a school building
The accused person was arrested by the mob while his accomplice managed to escape with some of their booty
Prosecution said Koranteng was nearly lynched but for timely intervention of Police
The court was told that videos of the scene went viral and the complainant got a copy of it, viewed it and identified Koranteng and she alerted Police at Rasta in Tse Addo
Police picked up Koranteng whiles in the custody of Baatsona Polic
During interrogation, Koranteng denied the offence
The prosecutor said Koranteng’s accomplice was being pursued to retrieve the phone
GN
2 Dec. 2025
Edited by Samuel Osei-Frempong
