'Amina Bus' acquitted in Yutong mass rape trial'

The Ashaiman-based 26 year old hairdresser and mother of three children, Amina Mohammed, the lady who was involved in the controversial highway robbery and mass rape saga has been acquitted and discharged. All accusations that were leveled against her have been dropped and set free. According to the judge, the prosecution failed to adduce any evidence to support the charges of causing fear, alarm and deceit of a public officer it leveled against the accused.

Truth has prevailed as Amina Mohammed walks free

Amina captured national attention following her statement on Adom FM that there was a mass rape of women on a Bawku-bound Yutong bus during a robbery attack at Kubiase on 11th October 2010. She claimed the armed robbers forced male passengers to have sex with their female counterparts, including a father who was supposedly forced to sleep with his 14-year-old daughter. She was subsequently arrested and charged with causing fear and alarm as well as deceit of public officer contrary to Section 208 of the Criminal Code. She pleaded not guilty to the charges.

All six witnesses called by the prosecution confirmed that indeed there was a robbery attack but they escaped narrowly except the mass rape aspect. The investigator for the case Cpl. Issah Mohammed described Amina’s story as a cock and bull one.


When the story hit the media, there was uproar in government. Official state spokespersons initially denied it outright fearing backlash for loose policing and weak government. Instead, the state adapted a blame game accusing the opposition rather of fabricating the story to create tension in the country and tarnish the image of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mills-led administration.

The presidency together with security chiefs cast doubts on the armed robbery and mass rape of passengers. According to Koku Anyidoho, Head of Communications at the Presidency and until last Friday mouthpiece at the Presidency, they (President Mills and his security capos) were convinced the report was made up and labelled it as a hoax. He released a statement to the media that there was no record of armed robbery or mass rape for the police or security personnel to follow up. Then Police PRO, Akwasi Ofori also did likewise but it latter emerged that the driver of the Yutong bus in question had actually lodged a complaint and written statement to the Ejisu Police following the incident.

Amina said she hopes to rebuild herself now that the outcome of the case has been determined. She said her marriage and family life generally had been negatively affected by the case but she added she had forgiven members of her family who despised her because of the case.

The living legacy of this incident and trial is that the name 'Amina' has become synonymous with Yutong Bus as well as mass rape and highway robbery such that you can hear people say Amina bus ('Amina bus' in another accident, No Rape On Amina Bus, Three victims of 'Amina bus' accident run away from hospital,

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