Businessman Alhaji Dawood Mohammed, who is facing prosecution for his alleged involvement in helping Nayele Ametefe to transport cocaine to the UK wept when he appeared in court on Thursday.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”Fd0Bkyv2PLPK3OZaLbCqeLrp0XSCYlfm”]Alhaji Dawood Mohammed denied reports by the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) that he was arrested at the Kotoka International Airport last Sunday upon his arrival from Nigeria.<\/p>\n
He told the court that he presented himself to the BNI<\/a>,<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0escorted by his lawyer.<\/p>\n Alhaji Dawood was arrested for aiding Nayele Ametefe<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and her two friends to use the VIP lounge at the Kotoka International Airport(KIA) in Accra, to transport cocaine weighing about 12 kilograms into the UK.<\/p>\n According to earlier reports, he called officials at the airport to allow Nayele Ametefe and the other women, easy passage into the plane.<\/p>\n Alhaji Dawood who appeared before the Accra court<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0has been charged with abetting crime.<\/p>\n Citi News<\/strong>\u00a0reporter, Fred Djabanor who was in court reported that \u201cAlhaji Dawood was in tears but his lawyer, Addo Tuah calmed him down.”<\/p>\n He said the court dismissed an application for bail pushed by the lawyer of Alhaji Dawood.<\/p>\n The court has adjourned the case to December 8 for further hearing.<\/p>\n So far twelve persons have been also arrested<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0 in Ghana in connection with cocaine bust.<\/p>\n