The Accra Circuit Court has remanded 49-year-old Nigerian Augustine Okechuku Maazi into police custody for two weeks over his alleged involvement in a series of robbery attacks.
Mr Maazi faces eight counts of conspiracy to commit robbery relating to incidents in Tema, Spintex and Labone. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
The court ordered that he remain in police custody after rejecting a bail application made by his lawyer. Prosecutors told the court that the accused was a flight risk and that investigations into the alleged robbery network were still continuing.
Augustine Okechuku Maazi is due to appear before the court again on 2 September.
According to the facts presented by the prosecution, Mr Maazi is one of six people allegedly belonging to a robbery syndicate. The group is accused of following people after they had carried out transactions at banks before attacking and robbing them.
The prosecution said the syndicate operates in Ivory Coast and Benin, as well as in Ghana. Police had reportedly been monitoring the group since May 2026, when its members allegedly attacked victims at Spintex.
The case also relates to a police operation in Labone on 13 August. Two suspects were shot dead by police after an exchange of gunfire, according to the prosecution’s account. Three other suspects remain at large.
The court’s decision means Mr Maazi will remain under police supervision while officers continue their investigations into the alleged activities of the group and the attacks in Tema, Spintex and Labone.
His lawyer had asked the court to grant bail, but the application was opposed by the prosecution. Prosecutors argued that releasing the accused could create a risk that he would leave the jurisdiction before the investigation was completed.
After considering the request, the judge declined to grant bail and ordered that Mr Maazi be held in police custody for two weeks. The accused will return to the Accra Circuit Court on 2 September, when the case is expected to come before the court again.
The charges are allegations at this stage, and Augustine Okechuku Maazi has denied them by pleading not guilty.