A fetish priest and two others have been remanded in police custody by the Asante Akropong circuit court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District for allegedly stealing communication wire cables at Mfensi, near Akropong.

The plea of Kwabena Appiah Agyei, 24, fetish priest, Eric Kusi, 20, Network Installer, and Emmanuel Ampofo, 22, electrician, was not taken.

They are expected to reappear before the court on March 5, for their plea to be taken on the charges of conspiracy, unlawful entry, causing damage and stealing.

Police Detective Inspector Mr Alexander Agbekpornu told the court, presided by Mrs Philome

na Asiedu, that the complainant, Friday Anwakpa, is the Ashanti Regional Director of Glo Communication Network (Ghana) Company Limited.

The court heard that Eric Kusi resides at Mfensi, while Emmanuel Ampofo and Kwabena Appiah Agyei the fetish priest, reside at Tepa in the Ahafo-Ano North District.

According to the prosecution, the complainant received a call that the suspects had entered the Glo Tower office at Mfensi, disguising themselves as engineers on routine maintenance but making away with wire cables.

A report was made to the Akropong police and together with the Abuakwa Divisional Police Patrol team, rushed to the scene and met the accused inside the premises of the company with four bundles of the cables valued at GH¢240, 000 ready to be transported.

The prosecution said accused were arrested and in their caution statements, admitted and confessed that Kusi invited the two from Tepa to plan and act together.

The court heard that Kusi climbed the tower, damaged the communication tower valued at GH¢20,000, cut the wire cables and bundled them into four coils. --GNA