14/12/2025
"MY STORY: A CRY FOR JUSTICE FROM JAMAN SOUTH (DROBO)
I am sharing this story with pain in my heart, but also with hope that it will bring attention to injustice and prevent it from happening to others.
On Friday, 5th December 2025, I was peacefully working at my shop (Randy Phones) when a teacher by name Patrick came to my shop. He asked me to help him charge a mobile phone. He explained that he had found the phone in a pragia and believed the owner might call, so he wanted the phone charged.
Out of goodwill, I agreed and put the phone on charge. Patrick then left to continue his work.
Later, the phone rang. I answered the call and fortunately, it was the real owner of the phone. I asked him if he knew Randy Phones shop, and he said yes. I told him to come to the shop so we could confirm ownership.
He came, confirmed the phone was truly his, and I explained to him that a pragia driver (Patrick) brought the phone. Since I did not have Patrick’s number, I asked the owner to leave his contact so Patrick could be reached. He left his number and went away.
Later that evening, the man returned with his wife to collect the phone. At that time, Patrick had still not returned, so I explained clearly that I could not give out the phone without Patrick, the person who brought it. The man left again, leaving his wife behind at the shop.
About 20 minutes later, Patrick returned. I explained everything to him. Patrick then gave the phone to the woman, and the woman gave Patrick GH₵100. I was only involved in helping with the transaction, nothing more. After that, Patrick and the woman left.
Later that same evening, while I was away from my shop, I received a call that two police officers were looking for me. I immediately returned to my shop and met them. I was arrested and taken to the Jaman South (Drobo) Police Station.
At the station, the officer on duty angrily questioned me about a phone. When I asked for clarification about which phone he was referring to, I was sent straight to the police cell. Patrick was also arrested.
When Patrick later joined me in the cell, I asked him what exactly had happened. He told me that after the transaction, the woman returned and demanded the GH₵100 back to return the phone, but Patrick did not return the money. He also said he did not take the phone from her, but the woman entered the shop and put the phone back inside.
We then sent someone to the shop to retrieve the phone.
Despite all this, we were detained until the next day. While in the cell, I was beaten for making noises, an experience that was painful, humiliating, and deeply traumatizing.
I am very, very sad.
I believe I acted in good faith, trying to help return a lost phone to its rightful owner. I did not steal, hide, or benefit from the phone in any way. Yet, I was treated like a criminal.
I am sharing this story to appeal to:
The Ghana Police Service
The Inspector-General of Police
Human rights bodies
And the Government of Ghana
Please look into what happened at the Jaman South (Drobo) Police Station. Justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done. What happened to me should not happen to any other innocent citizen.
I still believe in justice.
I still believe in Ghana.
And I believe my voice deserves to be heard.
Please share this story.""
