Victor Amidon, a 27-year-old Nigerian mason, who is accused of robbing two people of their mobile phones and money, at gunpoint, along with five other accomplices. He pleaded not guilty and claimed that he was arrested because he resembled the actual perpetrator.

He is facing multiple charges, including robbery, rape, possession of a firearm, and money laundering. He has been remanded in police custody pending further investigations and the arrest of the other suspects.

The Attorney General of Ghana, Godfred Odame said that the alleged coup plotters planned to kill President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and other government officials as part of their scheme to overthrow the government.

He said that the accused persons sought to procure weapons and explosives through a civilian employee of the Ghana Armed Forces and discussed their plans on a WhatsApp group called Take Action Ghana (TAG)1. He also presented video and audio evidence of the meetings and conversations of the accused persons to the court.

The case was tried by a three-member panel of the High Court in Accra, which convicted six of the ten accused persons for conspiracy to commit high treason and committing high treason. The six were sentenced to death by hanging. However, ACP Benjamin Agordzo, Colonel Gameli and Corporal Seidu Abubakar, a military officer were acquitted.

Six sisters were abducted by armed men from their home in Bwari, a suburb of Abuja, on 2 January 2024. They were taken along with their father, Mansoor Al-Kadriyar, who was later released to raise a ransom. One of the sisters, Nabeeha, a 21-year-old university student, was killed by the kidnappers as a warning.

The remaining five sisters were rescued by the Nigerian police and army in a joint operation on 21 January 2024. They were found in a forest near Kajuru in Kaduna State, where the kidnappers had taken them. The sisters were reunited with their family and received medical attention. The case of the Al-Kadriyar sisters sparked a public outcry and a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for the ransom, which was set at 65 million naira ($68,000; £53,000).

However, the Nigerian defence minister, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, urged people not to pay the ransom, saying it would only worsen the kidnapping crisis in the country. He said the security agencies were working hard to end the kidnapping and bring the perpetrators to justice.

Kidnapping has become a widespread problem in Nigeria, especially in the north-west region, where criminal gangs target people for ransom. Hundreds of people have been abducted in recent years, including schoolchildren, travellers, and workers. The insecurity has also reached the capital, Abuja, prompting the police to launch a special squad to tackle the kidnapping gangs.