Dispatch rider convicted for robbing handbag of Namibia diplomat’s secretary

A Circuit Court in Dansoman has scheduled 1 April 2026 for sentencing after a 24-year-old dispatch rider admitted to robbing the secretary to Namibia’s High Commissioner to Ghana and destroying some of her belongings.

The accused, Daniel Asiuebi, pleaded guilty to robbery and causing unlawful damage when he appeared before the court, which is presided over by Her Honour Nancy Teiko Searyoh.

By entering an unqualified guilty plea, he was convicted on the spot, with sentencing deferred to a later date.

Prosecutors said the victim, a Namibian diplomat, was walking through the Airport Residential Area on the morning of 23 February 2026 when she was attacked. At the time, she was carrying a handbag filled with valuables and official documents.

The bag contained two high-end mobile phones, a pair of earpods, a purse, several bank and identity cards, cash in both Ghana cedis and Namibian dollars, and a number of official items, including a diplomatic passport and diplomatic identification documents. The total value of the items was put at GH¢36,176.

According to the prosecution, Asiuebi rode up on a black Royal 125A motorbike and grabbed the handbag by force near the World Health Organization office before speeding away.

Police investigations began after the theft was reported, and officers were later able to trace one of the stolen phones to Agbogbloshie. It was found with a man identified as Miracle Asare, whose arrest opened the way for further inquiries.

Investigators then tracked other stolen devices to phone dealers operating at Kwame Nkrumah Circle and Dansoman. Those dealers, police said, identified Asiuebi as the person who sold the phones to them, leading to his arrest.

Chief Inspector Kwadwo Aboagye told the court that during questioning, the accused admitted carrying out the robbery. In his caution statement, he said he sold the phones, spent the money on himself, and burned the rest of the stolen items.

Police also told the court that Asiuebi confessed to carrying out similar robberies in other parts of Accra, including Kaneshie, Achimota and the Airport Residential Area.

With the conviction now secured on his own plea, the court will decide his punishment on 1 April.