{"id":72516,"date":"2014-12-08T17:13:39","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T17:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=72516"},"modified":"2014-12-08T17:44:35","modified_gmt":"2014-12-08T17:44:35","slug":"journalist-attacked-by-relatives-of-nayeles-alleged-accomplices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=72516","title":{"rendered":"Journalist attacked by relatives of\u00a0Nayele\u2019s alleged accomplices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Ghanaian Times Reporter, Edem Mensah was physically assaulted by family members and friends of Nayele\u2019s accomplices who appeared before an Accra circuit court on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;d4Wsx5TM8dJlTvOrku6HE14mWPxq0bzb&#8221;]The reporter attempted \u00a0taking photographs of the three accused persons, <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/12\/02\/cocaine-saga-alhaji-dawood-arrested-allegedly-aiding-nayele-ametefeh-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Alhaji Dawood<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>and <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/11\/28\/two-female-accomplices-nayele-ametefeh-remanded\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>two other girls who allegedly aided<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0Nayale to enter the UK with about 12kg of cocaine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citi News\u2019<\/strong> reporter, Franklin Badu Jnr who was in court said the move\u00a0provoked some family members of the accused persons, who attacked the reporter in an attempt to confiscate his camera.<\/p>\n<p>He said the family members numbering about 15 physically assaulted Edem Mensah but some journalists who were around came to his rescue.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Accra circuit court <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/12\/08\/nayeles-alleged-accomplices-to-reappear-in-court-on-friday\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>will rule on an application for bail<\/strong><\/a><\/span> applied by Alhaji Dawood and the two lady\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Alhaji Dawood, a businessman is alleged to have <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/11\/25\/top-businessman-aided-cocaine-woman-hannah-tetteh\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>facilitated Nayele\u2019s access through the VVIP lounge<\/strong><\/a><\/span> at the Kotoka International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>He earlier explained to the court he <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/12\/02\/cocaine-saga-alhaji-dawood-arrested-allegedly-aiding-nayele-ametefeh-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>turned himself in to the Bureau of National Investigation<\/strong><\/a><\/span> (BNI) and not arrested as being speculated.<\/p>\n<p>The other two, <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/11\/28\/two-female-accomplices-nayele-ametefeh-remanded\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nana Akua Amponsah and Sadalia Sandra Nuhu<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, both business women, are alleged to have\u00a0traveled with Nayele but abandoned their luggage and managed to abscond after she was arrested at the Heathrow Airport.<\/p>\n<p>The two were later arrested when they returned into the country and are currently facing trail in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Godwin Alllotey Akweiteh\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Ghanaian Times Reporter, Edem Mensah was physically assaulted by family members and friends of Nayele\u2019s accomplices who appeared before an Accra circuit court on Monday. 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