Three armed robbers, who succeeded in snatching a taxicab with the intention of selling it, appeared before a Circuit Tribunal presided over by Mr V. C. Senu in Kumasi on Thursday.

The pleas of three, Lawson Kwaku Abeka, a driver, Dawuda Ibrahim and Iddi Abdulai, both potters at Ahwiaa Timber Market in the Kwabre District, were not taken and were remanded in Police custody to reappear in August 9.

The Prosecution said on July 29 at about 19:30 hours Abeka hired the taxi being driven by Mr Frank Kwadwo Adu at Tarkwa-Maakro Junction and said he was going to Boamang in the Afigya-Sekyere District.

By that time, Abeka had arranged with the two others to take the lead and wait for them at the village.

The Prosecution said when the driver and Abeka arrived the accused persons gave the driver some drinks laced with drug which dazed him.

The accused persons then took a club fixed with nails and hit Mr Adu several times on his head and squeezed his neck.

They took him for dead and moved him from the front seat and asked Abeka to take over the wheels and drove to Adukro, a nearby town.

The Prosecution said when they got to Adukro they threw the victim into the bush and drove to Ahwiaa.

The following day, July 30, a passer-by heard the groans of Adu and rushed him to Offinso Saint Patrick's Hospital, where he is on admission.

The robbers were arrested while trying to find a buyer for the cab.