Accra court remands Edem Abotsi over alleged gold heist

A fake gold-task-force heist just blew up in Accra after one of the alleged robbers got physically grabbed by the very person he tried to rip off.

Gold heist at Achimota Mile 7

• Edem Abotsi faces robbery charges in a circuit court.
• Accomplices allegedly swiped one kilogram of gold.
• A gold-testing machine also vanished during the incident.
• Abotsi denied conspiring with five other suspects.

How the sting fell apart

• Razak brokered a bogus gold sale to Agape Mining.
• Buyers shelled out GH¢900,000 before everything unraveled.
• Fake task-force shirts reading Ghana Goldbod were worn.
• Razak bolted with the cash in a Toyota Corolla.

Complainant fought back hard

• Joel John Rawlings physically wrestled Abotsi into custody.
• His suspicion kicked in when he requested ID cards.
• Boateng allegedly bailed from the moving car with gold.
• Rawlings handed Abotsi over to CID Headquarters personally.

Six suspects are still on the run

• Razak, Boakye, Boateng, and Arko remain at large.
• Oduro Justine is also being hunted by the police.
• Alhaji Abu faces a separate abetment-of-crime warrant.
• Cops confirmed active efforts to round everyone up.

Bail bid shut down by prosecution

• Abotsi's lawyer, Andrew Vortia, pushed for bail release.
• His argument cited a fixed address and steady employment.
• Prosecutors countered that Abotsi could help nab accomplices.
• Mrs. Basilia Adjei-Tawiah set the return for March 5, 2026.