An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to businessman Alhaji Mohammed Alamid Dawood and five others suspected to have aided Nayele Ametefeh to transport 12kg of cocaine to the UK.

The suspects are facing a charge of abetment of crime. 

Joy News Kwakye Afreh Nuamah reports court presided over by Justice Francis Obiri granted the sextet bail in the sum of Gh¢100,000 each with three sureties - one to be justified.  One being a public servant earning not less than GHC 100,000. 

They are also to report to the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) once a week between 1pm and 4pm.

The accused persons include Nana Akua Amponsah and Sadalia Sandra Nuhu and three other officials of the Kotoka International Airport. They are facing charges for the role they played in aiding Ametefeh to transport 12kg of drugs.

Alhaji Dawood, the Development Manager of KELM Engineering, based in Kanda is said to have facilitated Nayele’s access through the VVIP lounge at the KIA while the two women have been accused of travelling with Nayele but absconded after she was arrested at the Heathrow Airport