Ghanaian Courts Remand Suspects in Massive Lawyer’s Office Theft and Violent Assin Fosu Robbery as Mpohor Residents Decry Gold Shop Attack

Law enforcement agencies across Ghana have recorded significant breakthroughs in several high-profile criminal cases, leading to court appearances and remands in Accra and the Central Region. In a major development in the capital, a 45-year-old driver named Theophilus Terkpernor has been remanded in custody after being accused of stealing GHC750,000 from his employer’s law chambers. The theft, which took place in late May 2026, involved the deliberate destruction of the office's security system. Authorities apprehended Terkpernor on June 1 while he was attempting to deposit GHC74,400 at a bank to facilitate a vehicle purchase. While a substantial portion of the stolen funds has been recovered, the police are still searching for Terkpernor’s son, who is also implicated in the heist but managed to evade arrest.

In the Central Region, the Assin Fosu District Court, presided over by His Worship Abdul Majid Iliasu, has remanded 40-year-old mason Kofi Awuakye following a violent robbery involving a local farmer. The case dates back to October 2025, when the victim, Kwabena Atta, allegedly caught Awuakye ransacking his room while armed with a knife. A physical struggle ensued, leaving the farmer with multiple cutlass wounds before the suspect fled the scene. After months on the run, Awuakye was eventually captured at a local lorry station on June 3, 2026. The court has adjourned the case until June 18, 2026, to allow the police to finalize their investigations into the long-standing assault and robbery charge.

Simultaneously, a wave of insecurity has gripped the Mpohor community in the Western Region following a brazen armed robbery at the Apoo Gold Buying Shop. On June 10, 2026, armed assailants stormed the facility, an incident that was captured in detail by the shop’s CCTV cameras. The footage, which has since circulated online, shows the shop attendant being physically assaulted and forced to the ground while the criminals made away with both cash and gold. The visible violence of the attack has left residents in a state of fear and panic, prompting calls for increased police presence in the mining-heavy district.

These collective incidents highlight the diverse challenges facing Ghanaian security services, ranging from internal employer-employee breaches to violent opportunistic robberies. While the use of technology like CCTV is proving instrumental in identifying suspects and recording criminal activity, the delay in apprehending some suspects, such as in the Assin Fosu case, underscores the persistence required in local investigative work. As the judicial proceedings for Terkpernor and Awuakye move forward, the public remains expectant of swift justice and a robust response to the recent surge in regional armed robbery cases.