Seven suspects who escaped from the Zenu Atadeka Police Cell, which is under the Tema Regional Police Command, have been rearrested by the police.
Three of the fugitives were grabbed at their hideout at Kubekrom Number Two last Sunday, the day of the jailbreak, while three others were grabbed in separate operations at Juapong last Tuesday
The seventh suspect, Sumaila Karim, 21, surrendered himself to the police on April 8, 2021.
In court
The acting Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Tema Regional Police Command, Chief Inspector Stella Dede Dzakpasu, said six of the escapees had been put before the Ashaiman Circuit Court, where they were convicted on their own plea of guilty to charges related to their escape from lawful custody.
According to Chief Inspector Dzakpasu, the seventh suspect who turned himself in would be arraigned for escaping from lawful custody 45.
Explaining the circumstances leading to the jailbreak, Chief Inspector Dzakpasu said the incident took place about 6:40 a.m. last Sunday when the policeman on duty was about to place a suspect, Aziz Fuseini, who had been arrested on a bench warrant, in the cell.
The Tema Police PRO said when the policeman opened the gate to the cell, Fuseini, who had porridge in a plastic bag in his hands as his breakfast, spilled the hot porridge onto the policeman’s face, paving the way for him (Fuseini) and 11 others already in detention to escape.
