A video has surfaced of exonerated Yaw Asante Agyekum’s daughter who was just a month old when her father was arrested.
Yaw Asante Agyekum’s daughter was just a month old when his father was accused and jailed for being an accomplished to notorious robber Atta Ayi.
According to Yaw Asante Agyekum, his daughter was just a month old when he was wrongfully jailed.
The Mechanic after his release met his just a-month-old baby who is now 23.
The daughter expressed her joy following the court’s decision to set her father free.
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.
Speaking to the media, Yaw Asante Agyekum stated: “I knew I was innocent. I always prayed that I would be out of prison.”
“I was a motor repairer and used to fix Ataa Ayi’s motorbike. I did not know that he was an armed robber. I only knew him as a taxi driver in the town”, he added.
Ataa Ayi 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.
Mechanic Yaw Asante Agyekum after his release met his just a-month-old baby who is now 23.
The daughter expressed her joy following court’s decision to set her father free.
Watch the video below:
Meet the daughter of exonerated Yaw Asante Agyekum, who was just a month old when her father was arrested. Now 23, she expresses her joy following court’s decision to set her father free…#GHOneNews #EIBNetwork #GHOneTV #NewsAlert pic.twitter.com/MN3VvtKeIK
— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) June 5, 2025
