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| The 3 suspects (from left), Gariba, Agyemang and Awudu |
THREE suspected armed robbers have been arrested by the police in connection with the murder of an Italian business woman, Poaloa Badalass, 49, in Accra on June 18, 2012.
They are Mumuni Fuseini Gariba, alias Borga, 32; Awudu Mumuni, alias Baba Ayittey, 45, and Charles Agyemang, alias Nana Yaw, 23.
They were arrested in separate swoops organised by the police in Kumasi and at Weija Zongo in Accra.
Gariba was the first to be arrested at Weija when a Nokia C2 mobile phone retrieved at the crime scene was traced to him.
Briefing journalists in Accra yesterday, the Greater Regional Crime Officer, Chief Superintendent Frank Adufati, said Gariba, in his caution statement, admitted to having shot the Italian woman in the head when he and his accomplices opened fire on a VW Passat saloon car, with registration number GT 6997-10, which was driven by Donnini Lorenzo, a partner of the deceased’s.
According to Chief Supt Adufati, the three suspects, after the attack, made away with a bag containing travelling documents, three mobile phones, a laptop and cash of GH¢695 and 1,000 euros.
He said investigations so far conducted by the police indicated that Gariba, an ex-convict, was released from jail in February 2012 after serving a two-year jail term at the Nsawam Maximum Security Prison.
He said Gariba was arrested for stealing in 2010 and was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment with hard labour, but he appealed against his conviction and,had his sentence was reduced to two years.
He indicated that prior to that, he had served as a remand prisoner from 2003 to 2009 for stealing and was released through the Justice for All Programme in 2009 and in 2010.
According to Chief Supt Adufati, the Italian woman was in the company of two other Italian businessmen, Mr Lorenzo and Mr Rossono Lungi, who had arrived in the country on April 16, 2012 to look for distributors for products.
He said the deceased and the partners, who had earlier resided in Ashaiman, later relocated to Teshie-Malik on June 17, 2012.
He said about 12 midnight on June 18, 2012, Badalass, in the company of her partners and a female Ghanaian friend, Angela Addico, were attacked at the entrance to their house while returning from from Osu in a VW Passat saloon car.
The deceased, who was seated in the front passenger seat, was hit in the head and was subsequently rushed to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, where she passed away about 5 p.m. the following day.
The Crime Office said Gariba mentioned Mumuni, a bicycle repairer, and Agyemang as his accomplices when he was arrested on June 20, this year.
He said a taxi driver, whose name was given only as Pee-co-pe, who was suspected to have driven the suspects to the scene, was also being sought for by the police to help in investigations.
Supt Adufati said the three would be arraigned, while further investigations continued.
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