Businessman, Alhaji Dawood who was accused of aiding Nayale Ametefe to traffic 12 kilogrammes of cocaine into the United Kingdom has told Citi News that he feels vindicated after he and five others were freed on Tuesday by an Accra Circuit court.
The court acquitted and discharged all six persons after state prosecutors filed a nolle proseque, stating their decision to discontinue the case.
Alhaji Dawood said: “I am very happy that I’ve done nothing wrong, I helped people, this is just coincidence but I thank God almighty for seeing me through. I will be very careful next time,” he said.
“I really thank God almighty; he has redeemed my image today. He is a faithful God. I pray my business partners will come to me, I pray they will know that I am innocent.”
For his part lawyer for the six persons, Ellis Owusu in an interview with Citi News, said the withdrawal of the case was long overdue.
“They don’t have the evidence and I told them that they should have thrown in the towel a long time ago,” he noted.
The six persons including the then officer in charge of the VIP lounge at the Kotoka International Airport VIP were picked up moments after news broke that Nayele transported the cocaine through the airport.
Days after their arrest, the BNI with the assistance of some state security officials took the accused through a simulation exercise at the airport to re-enact how they got the drugs out.
They were subsequently charged and arraigned before court.
The court adjourned the case on several occasions to enable the prosecution to investigate the matter, but the state today announced the withdrawal of the case.
The six accused persons who were all in court today were seen visible happy when the state announced its intention to discontinue the case.
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By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh & Fred Djabanor/citifmonline.com/Ghana