{"id":71171,"date":"2014-12-04T12:10:08","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T12:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=71171"},"modified":"2014-12-04T13:01:52","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T13:01:52","slug":"cocaine-saga-nayeles-suspected-aide-weeps-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/12\/cocaine-saga-nayeles-suspected-aide-weeps-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Nayele cocaine saga: Alhaji Dawood weeps in court"},"content":{"rendered":"
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