A driver from Akatsi, who was said to have harboured about 20 victims who had been unknowingly recruited into the so-termed Army wing of the Western Togoland Secessionist group at Dzodze has been granted a ¢100,000.00 with 4 sureties.
The Circuit Court ordered that one of the sureties of Dormekpo need to be earning not much less than ¢3,000 a month.
It further directed Dormekpo to be reporting to the Law enforcement every Friday.
Dormekpo who allegedly transported 20 of the victims to the ‘military ground’ at Dzodze is being held on costs these types of as attending a assembly of a prohibited organisation namely Western Togoland firm and collaborating in a marketing campaign of a prohibited organization.
Dormekpo has denied the rates. The issue has been adjourned to July 10.
Dormekpo was admitted to bail immediately after his counsel, George Asamani submitted an software on discover for bail pending demo.
The defence application fulfilled stiff opposition by the business office of the Attorney Standard who opposed to the grant of bail.
The courtroom presided above by Ellen Ofei Ayeh right after taking into consideration the two applications admitted Dormekpo to bail.
On March 5, this calendar year, the very same courtroom discharged 21 people suspected to have been recruited into the so-identified as armed service wing of the Western Togoland Secessionist team.
This follows submissions by the state led by Chief Inspector Simon Apiosornu that the 20 folks were being “victims of instances,” and the Police have no evidence in opposition to them.
The court docket struck out the charges favored towards them and discharged them appropriately leaving Dormekpo who was remanded into lawful custody.
Prosecution mentioned Dormekpo resides at Akatsi in the Volta Region and on Monday, February 17, this calendar year, staff of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) following many days of intelligence collecting on the pursuits of the so-known as Western Togoland Secessionists group, a prohibited organisation, arrested the accused and 20 other individuals at Dzodze in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Location.
The prosecution stated the 20 people, together with a female had been recruited into the Military services Wing of the group.
In accordance to prosecution, the accused who is a member of the team together with some others now at big recruited the 20 individuals under the guise of protocol enlistment into the GAF, whiles some others were recruited to function in a farm allegedly owned by a specific Whiteman.
The prosecution explained the persons have been produced to spend ¢400 and ¢800 as registration costs by cell funds (MoMo) variety in the identify of Samuel Gafa now on the operate though many others paid funds.
The Prosecution said these individuals ended up built to assemble at Dodze and the accused accommodated five of them at his property at Akatsi for a 7 days ahead of transporting them to Dzodze en-route to the training camp of the Western Togoland guerilla military to begin teaching in a forest at Dzodze.
During investigations, it was revealed that the 20 recruits arrested were being deceived into believing that they ended up currently being recruited into the Ghana Armed Forces and also to function on a farm.