Fresh details have emerged in the case of the Chinese convict who escaped from Nsawam prison while serving a jail term.
A CCTV footage of a hotel in Korle-Gonno has exposed how two Ghanaian prison officers were lured with KFC rice, pieces of chicken and soft drinks by a Chinese ecsapee.
The CCTV footage reviewed by investigators indicated that the accused prison officers escorted the Chinese convict to the Oceanic hotel to meet his wife in a room.
Prosecutor said the convict and his wife allegedly escaped over the room’s balcony while the officers waited in the hotel reception area.
This came up when the two prison officers appeared in an Accra circuit court on March 12 on charges of assisting Wang Xiao, a Chinese convict at Nsawam Medium Prison to escape.
Joseph Oteng and Sergeant Isaac Boateng Bonsu have both been charged with conspiracy and aiding escape but have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The court presided over by Mrs Afia Owusua Appiah has granted them bail in the sum of GhC100,000 each, with two sureties to be justified and will reappear in court on April 9, 2024.
They have earlier claimed that the Chinese convict managed to escape after they had escorted him to receive treatment at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
The correctional officers have allegedly informed their superiors that an unregistered Toyota Vitz vehicle approached them after they had visited the hospital together with the convict. According to them, the convict jumped into the vehicle and it drove away the convict.
However, investigations have revealed that their assertions are not entirely true. Prosecutor said the two prison officers were detailed to escort the Chinese national to the Korle-Bu teaching hospital for treatment on February 7.