By Charles Tawiah
Abuakwa (Ash), March 12, GNA – Nicholas Adomako Baafi, 27, an unemployed man, has been sentenced to 15 years by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court for robbing a hunter in Ahwiaa near Nkawie, Atwima Nwabiagya South.
Baafi pleaded guilty to the robbery charge and was convicted on his own plea by Mrs Philomena Asiedu, the presiding judge.
Police Chief Inspector Evans Ayimbisa, prosecuting, told the court that both the complainant, Samuel Kwaku-sei, a hunter, and Baafi resided in Ahwiaa.
On February 21, 2026, at about 2:00 a.m., Baafi and five accomplices, armed with cutlasses, broke into the complainant’s room, tied him with a rope, assaulted him, and robbed him of an itel mobile phone worth GHC 250, two long-barrel guns valued at GHC 2,000, and cash amounting to GHC 14,000.
The complainant sought treatment at the Bankyease CHIPS Compound and later reported the incident to the Police.
Baafi was arrested on February 22, 2026. In his caution statement, he admitted using GHC 1,200 of his GHC 2,000 share of the stolen money and led police to a nearby bush where the guns had been hidden; only the cutlasses were recovered. He also demonstrated to the police how the robbery was executed.
Following investigations, Baafi was charged and brought before the court, resulting in his conviction and 15-year sentence.
GNA
Edited by Kwabia Owusu-Mensah/Audrey Dekalu