{
  "id": 13040155,
  "title": "2 Ex-Convicts, another granted GH¢150k bail over Nungua MoMo shop robbery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/2-ex-convicts-another-granted-gh-150k-bail-over-nungua-momo-shop",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T05:49:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/2-ex-convicts-another-granted-gh%c2%a2150k-bail-over-nungua-momo-shop-robbery/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent court hearing in Accra, three individuals accused of robbing a mobile money shop in Nungua Barrier of a metal safe containing GH¢72,650 were granted bail. The accused – Richard Konotey, Mohammed Obuor, and David Degbor – each received GH¢150,000 bail with two sureties. The trio allegedly committed the crime on August 22, 2026, breaking into the shop armed with various tools, stealing the safe, and attempting to sell its contents. The prosecution claimed the money was later buried in an uncemented ground of a kiosk. All three have previous criminal histories, with Konotey and Degbor already serving time for prior offenses. The case has been adjourned until November 11, 2026.",
  "summary": "The Circuit Court in Accra, presided over by His Honour Kwabena Kodua Obiri-Yeboah, has granted bail to three persons accused of breaking into a mobile money shop at Nungua Barrier and stealing a metal safe containing GH¢72,650. The accused persons – Richard Konotey, alias Richard Konotey Korley, 34; Mohammed Obuor, alias Mohammed Ganui Obuor, 30; […] The post 2 Ex-Convicts, another granted…",
  "key_points": [
    "Richard Konotey, Mohammed Obuor, and David Degbor charged with Nungua MoMo shop robbery",
    "Accused individuals granted GH¢150,000 bail each with two sureties",
    "Case adjourned until November 11, 2026"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The substantial bail granted to the three accused individuals, despite their prior convictions, suggests a cautious approach by the court to balance public safety with the right to liberty.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}