Three teenagers are being held by the police on suspicion of breaking into a boutique and looting it at Teshie in Accra.<\/p>\n
The police arrested Nana Yaw Aboagye Dakosta, alias Santo, 19, Peter Kwamor, 18, and Jonathan Yaw Kudonu, 18, all scrap dealers, at midnight while they were in a taxi with sacks full of dresses.<\/p>\n
They are said to have told the police that the dresses were second-hand clothes which they were taking to Kantamanto in Accra for sale.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”rOI0Gkc6RGPOwOlOSmAb2OTO4Vj4X5ul”]However, the police said a careful inspection of the clothes indicated that they were new and not second-hand as claimed by the three teenagers.<\/p>\n
Monitoring boutique owner<\/strong> He said investigations established that the three conspired to go on a robbery spree at Teshie.<\/p>\n \u201cTo put their plan to action, the three, who live at Agbogbloshie, arrived in Teshie at about 7 p.m. and hid in a bush until about 11 p.m. where they monitored the owner of the boutique.\u201d<\/p>\n When the owner closed and left, Mr Agbodeka said, the three teenagers emerged from the bush and broke into the boutique.<\/p>\n \u201cThey told the police that Kudonu used a cutter to cut a portion of the container used for the boutique, while Dakosta stood by the road to watch if anyone was passing by,\u201d he said.
\nThe Teshie Police Commander, Superintendent of Police Simons Agbodeka, said the three suspects were apprehended on September 18, 2014 at about midnight.<\/p>\n
\nThe three later entered the shop and looted its content into a big sack and a bag, popularly referred to as \u2018Ghana must go\u2019, and bolted.<\/p>\n