A Senior military officer and four accomplices have been remanded in custody by an Accra Circuit Court for their alleged involvement in a robbery and kidnapping of a Dutch national.

WOI Elorm John Ahiakpor, along with Silas Amewonye, a 25-year-old farmer; Farouk Nuodio, a 32-year-old trader; Daniel Kwesi Obiri Yeboah, also known as Aljazeera, a 49-year-old trader; and Michael Nana Addo, a 25-year-old carpenter, face charges of conspiracy to commit robbery and kidnapping, as well as robbery and kidnapping.

All five pleaded not guilty before the court, presided over by Samuel Bright Acquah.

The accused's lawyers, Andy Vortia and Carlos De-Souza presented their bail application.