'Dr' Akuffo-Addo granted bail

Samuel Akuffo-Addo, the 51-year-old man, who allegedly posed as a gynaecologist, dispensed restricted drugs to a woman and later raped her was on Tuesday granted 10 million cedis' bail by a circuit tribunal at Cape Coast.

Akuffo-Addo pleaded not guilty to practising medicine without authority and dispensing restricted drugs, while the charge of rape against him is being referred to the Attorney General's Department for advice since the tribunal has no jurisdiction to try it.

He is to make his third appearance before the tribunal on Tuesday, 4 June. The case for the prosecution was that in February Akuffo-Addo was introduced to one Madam Emelia Aziabul by one of her church members as a very good gynaecologist. Madam Aziabul, who wanted to get pregnant, began taking treatment from the ''Doctor'' at his ''clinic'' at Ankamu, near Apam Junction.

The Prosecution alleged that during one of such treatment sessions on 27 April, Akuffo-Addo asked Madam Aziabul to strip naked and lie on a wooden bed in his 'clinic'. He inserted some drugs into her genital organ and injected her that made her unconscious.

When Madam Aziabul regained consciousness she saw her 'Doctor' having sex with her. She lodged a complaint with the Police in Accra. In another development, the tribunal again remanded in custody two men, who allegedly seized a taxicab at gunpoint at Ajumako and attempted to sell it off at Bolgatanga.

The two, Kwesi Koomson, 25, and Gado Akoogo, 27, whose Policeman father exposed their act, are to be re-arraigned on 4 June. Their pleas on the charge of robbery were not taken. Prosecution said on 21 April Koomson and Gado, in the company of two others, now at large, went to Ajumako armed with a locally manufactured pistol, with an intention to rob.

Their accomplices laid an ambush while the two allegedly went to town the town and hired a taxicab to take them to Essakyir. On the way they pulled a gun on the driver and robbed him of his vehicle. They took the vehicle to Bolgatanga, where they attempted to sell it but Akoogo's father tipped off the Police there and he and Koomson were arrested.