Two charged over Bolt driver’s murder
Two drivers who allegedly murdered a 36-year Bolt driver, Thomas Kwame Henordzi, at Bowkrom, near Nsawam in the Eastern Region, have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
The Kaneshie District Court presided over by Nana Abena Omenyo, preserved the pleas of the accused persons; Michael Adzomani, aka Major, 25, and Alfred Avornyo, 32.
They were remanded into police custody to reappear on October 19, 2023.
Meanwhile, their accomplices; Hartman Mensah, aka Richie, and Joshua, aka General, were said to be at large.
The prosecution, led by Detective Chief Inspector Apewah Achana, said the deceased was driving a Toyota Vitz with registration number GE-9499-21.
The prosecution said the accused persons were members of a robbery gang who allegedly operated within Accra and other parts of the country.
It said the modus operandi of the gang was that it ordered the services of Bolt and Uber drivers, kill them and take away their cars.
The prosecution said within three months, the gang had allegedly killed many drivers, taken their vehicles, re-sprayed and sold them.
According to the prosecutor, on July 12, 2023, while the deceased was working with his vehicle in the Accra Metropolis, the two accused persons and their accomplices, now at large, requested a ride from Bolt Holdings Ghana Limited.
The prosecution said the deceased’s vehicle was detailed to pick them up.
The available information at the Bolt Office in Accra, indicated that the accused persons requested the vehicle at Agbogba, North Legon, as a pickup location, and their destination was Lincoln Avenue Asikabiu, near Nsawam.
However, the prosecution said later, at 1:52 pm same day, the deceased phone went offline from the Bolt Monitoring platform.
The prosecution said the accused persons allegedly took the deceased to Bowkrom in Nsawam and killed him.
According to the Prosecutor, the accused dumped the deceased body by the roadside and took away his vehicle.
The prosecution said the deceased’s body was spotted by some people in the community, and the Assemblyman for the area was later informed. A report was then made at the Nsawam Police Station.
On July 25, 2023, the prosecution said ACP Dr Osei Owusu Afriyie conducted a postmortem examination and gave the cause of death as “asphyxiation and strangulation.”
The prosecution said the two accused persons were arrested at their hideouts after a series of intelligence-led operations.
It said one Toyota Vitz Salon vehicle robbed from the owner was retrieved from Michael Adzormani.
