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.
