Crime & Punishment of Thursday, 15 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comA 31-year-old man has been given a 15-year jail sentence for stealing monies that belonged to the Hohoe branch of Star Oil Company. Yussif Abubakar a former supervisor of the company was convicted and sentenced for misapplying GH¢139,118. The now convict pleaded not guilty to the charges of stealing but was found guilty after trial with judge Yaw Opoku Acheampong condemned him to 15 years in prison. Abubakar was ordered to pay back the money to the company. Graphic claims that it emerged during the trial that Abubakar spent the money on betting but could not win any of the bets to aid him to resettle the money he took.
