The Cape Coast High Court 2 in the Central Region of the Republic of Ghana has granted bail to Isaac Eshun, owner of Zen filling station in Mankessim, who allegedly shot and killed a police officer during a robbery incident at the filling station.
The court presided over by Justice Patience Mills Tetteh granted him bail to the tune of GHS100, 000 with three sureties.
The second accused person, Benjamin Eshun, who is a driver to the main suspect, Isaac Eshun was also granted bail with the same condition.
Counsel for the accused persons, Daniel Arthur told journalists that they are ready to co-operate with the police to get to the bottom of the matter, adding that he believes his clients are innocent.
“I am glad that the court found wisdom in the argument that we put up and has actually been magnanimous enough to lean favourably to the liberty of my clients. They were granted bail of GHS100,000 with three sureties each,” he said.
According to the lawyer, they are waiting to take instructions from the Police on their next line of investigation, adding that his clients will be victorious in the case.
Background
On Wednesday, January 22, 2020, the lifeless body of Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Kingsley Kofi Boahen was found about 200 metres away from the Zen Filling Station near Closefield Preparatory School in Mankessim, after a suspected robbery attack on the filling station was foiled by a police patrol team.
The body, which was found in a supine position in a pool of blood, was discovered about two hours after the robbery attack which also left two members of the patrol team injured.
DSP Oppong said a pistol and a shotgun belonging to Eshun had been retrieved and would be used as exhibits.
The police subsequently arrested the owner of the Zen filling station and his driver and put them before the Cape Coast District Magistrate Court.
The suspects were remanded into police custody to reappear again on February 7, 2020.
But the lawyer for the accused persons, Daniel Arthur of Beduwa Chambers who believed in the innocence of his clients pushed the matter to the High Court to demand bail for his clients.
Mr. Arthur expressed shock at the turn of events when his client who had been robbed turned into an accused person in the shooting incident.
The police said cartridges from a shotgun belonging to the owner of Zen filling station, Isaac Eshun matched the cartridges found on Lance Corporal Kingsley Boahene who was found dead 200 metres away from the crime scene.
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