Crime & Punishment of Monday, 28 June 2021Source: angelonline.com.ghAn attendant at Puma filling station located at Sefwi Dwenase in the Western North Region has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment with hard labour, for faking a robbery attack. The accused person, Abodea Mensah Alex, aged 30 years, on May 20, 2021 at about 13:50 GMT, was sent to deposit a sum amount of Ghc43,156.70 at Republic Bank, Sefwi Dwenase branch. According to the prosecutor, some hours later the accused person called the office with information about having been attacked by some gun-wielding men who had robbed him of the money and absconded. Upon investigation, it was revealed that the accused person gave an amount of Gh¢5200 to someone to send home for him. Therefore the Bibiani Circuit Court, presided over by Joshua Caleb Abaidoo, pronounced that Mr. Abodea Mensah Alex be jailed for eight years with hard labour.

Source: GhanaWeb June 28, 2021 05:48 UTC