Yaw Asante Agyekum, the man wrongfully jailed as Ataa Aryee’s accomplice has revealed he was framed by the police as a criminal.
According to him, he never held a gun before but was framed as an armed robber.
He recounted that a gun was laid before him, and was given some amulets to wear just to take a photograph to frame him as an armed robber.
Speaking on The Nana Aba Series on YouTube, Yaw Asante Agyekum stated, “I will never forget this. I have never held a gun before. I am not an armed robber. But guns were laid before me, and I was given some amulets to wear just to take a photograph to frame me as an armed robber.
That really scared my relatives when they saw the picture, even though the items were not mine,” he said.
He added, “At the time of my arrest, I was holding only a motorbike key—nothing else. But when they took me to the police station, they placed old guns in front of me and took a photograph to support a false story.
This was during the time when now-retired Police Commissioner Rose Atinga Bio was at Nkawkaw. Some officers who knew me actually vouched for me, saying I wasn’t a criminal, but others insisted I was an armed robber”.
Yaw Asante Agyekum was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison in December 2002 for conspiracy to commit robbery.
He sadly served over 20 years of his sentence but on June 5, 2025, the court’ acquitted and discharged him.
Ataa Aryee known as Raymond Aryee Aryeetey was arrested for terrorising Ghanaians in the early 2000s with his syndicate of armed robbers.
He was known for his notorious robberies, carjacking, jewellery theft, house raids, and more.
In February 2005, Ataa Ayi was apprehended at his hideout by the police during a sting operation following a tip-off.
He was sentenced to 70 years and 20 years in separate cases of armed robbery by the Accra Fast Track High Court.
Watch the video below:
I was given arms and dressed with amulet for a photograph to corroborate a story that I am a thief.
Hmm 😔 https://t.co/0L7Dgzi4KG pic.twitter.com/1uwAq9LJu0
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) June 9, 2025
