A 33-year-old farmer has been remanded in custody for allegedly possessing fire-arms without lawful authority and robbery.

The accused, Abdulai Alale, pleaded not guilty to the charges and would re-appear on April 29.

 Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Oscar Amponsah, told the court, presided over by Mr. Justice Emmanuel Bart-Plange Brews that the complainant, Kwadwo Obeng, is a small-scale miner.

 He said on December 18, around 12:55 mid-night, the accused attacked and robbed the mining site at a gun point of gold concentrate valued at ¢16,420.00, 18 mobile phones and an amount of ¢270.00 at Wassa Babianiha in the Amenfi West District.

 According to the prosecutor, Alale escaped after the crime and a report was lodged at the Wassa Akropong Police Station and the accused was later arrested.

 Inspector Amponsah said when a search was conducted in his house, one mobile phone belonging to a Chinese national, two live cartridges and one single barrel gun were retrieved.