FOUR NABBED FOR THEFT (OCT 16, PAGE 15)

FOUR persons have been arrested by the Wa Police for allegedly breaking into the pharmacy of the Nadowli District Hospital and stealing assorted drugs and a desktop computer, all worth GH¢35,000.
The suspects are Fidelis Bainye, 33, Moses Abudu Suntaah, 26, both record keepers at the hospital, Stephen Kpenye, 40, a watchman, and Lamin Pouryilideoni, 36, who was described as an accomplice.
The Upper West Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Alex Bedie, who briefed the Daily Graphic, said the police received a report that the pharmacy of the hospital had been burgled on October 10, 2009.
He said the police quickly mounted an investigation into the matter and arrested the four.
He said it came out that Moses had once worked at the pharmacy and so he had a spare key to the place.
He said Moses allegedly planned with Fidelis to steal the drugs from the pharmacy and, therefore, about 3 a.m. on that day they broke into the pharmacy and made away with a number of drugs and a desktop computer.
ACP Bedie said further investigations by the police revealed that the watchman, Kpenye, was supposed to report to duty that day but he did not turn up, paving the way for Moses and Fidelis to have a leeway.
He said in a bid to throw dust into the eyes of the hospital authorities, Moses, who had carried the booty to his house at Kaleo, near Wa, for safekeeping set fire to the curtains in the pharmacy shop.
He said after his arrest, Moses sent a message to Fidelis about his arrest and asked him to go to his house and remove the stolen items to an unidentified location.
He added that Fidelis, with the assistance of Lamin, a nursing mother, quickly packed the drugs and the computer and hid them somewhere.
He said Fidelis and Lamin were subsequently arrested, while further investigations led to Stephen’s arrest.
Upon interrogation, ACP Bedie said, Fidelis and Moses admitted stealing the items, while Stephen claimed he had been indisposed on the night of the theft, hence his inability to report to work.
The Regional Police Commander said all four suspects had been placed in police custody pending further investigations.