GEORGE BONSU @ BENJILLO V. REPUBLIC

JOYCE BAMFORD-ADDO, J.S.C.

This appeal arose out of the case of Sylvester Chuka Osunoh and four others including appellant who was 2nd Accused in the case. The charge sheet contains three Counts but the Count in respect of which appeal has been brought relates to Count 3 and reads as follows:

"Count Three

Statement of Offence

Possessing Narcotic Drug contrary to Section 2(1) of the Narcotic Drugs (Control Enforcement and Sanction) Law 1990 (PNDCL 236)

Particulars of Offence

Sylvester Chuka Osunoh, George Bonsu @ Benjillo, Henry Akoto, Gordon Amartey and Alexander Osunoh on the 27th March 1996 at Accra in the Greater Accra Circuit of the Republic of Ghana and within the jurisdiction of this Tribunal did have in your possession 417.0670 grammes of heroin a narcotic drug, without lawful authority.”

The facts are that on the 27th of March 1996 Gordon Amartey 4th Accused in the case and an administrative officer of the General Post Office, Accra collected an EMS parcel addressed to one Iddrisu Mo…