Crime & Punishment of Wednesday, 19 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The convict is a 46-year-old mechanic identified as Antaru Issaka• His brakes reportedly failed him while he was driving around the President's Nima residence on May 15, 2021• He rammed the Mercedes Benz into the fence wall of the President's wall to avoid running into other vehicles and pedestriansA 46-year-old mechanic, Antaru Issaka has been convicted to a fine of GH¢960 for destroying the fence wall of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s Nima residence. He is also said to have destroyed a telephone pole close to the residence of the president. He pleaded guilty to all the charges and was convicted on his own plea by a court presided over by Ms. Ama Admoako Kwakye. The prosecution said the convict, on reaching a section of the road close to the president’s private residence allegedly suffered a brake failure and rammed into the fence wall of the residence, causing damage to the wall and a telephone pole yet to be valued. The accused was subsequently found to be an unlicensed driver during the investigation while the vehicle involved had no valid insurance policy as well as a roadworthy certificate.

Source: GhanaWeb May 19, 2021 06:45 UTC