By Charles Tawiah
Akropong (Ash) Oct. 14, GNA – A 24-year-old driver’s mate has been jailed 18 months by the Asante Akropong District Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District for unlawful damage, attempt to commit crime and stealing at Abuakwa, near Akropong.
Gideon Owusu pleaded guilty to the charges and was convicted on his own plea.
Police Detective Chief Inspector Alexander Agbekpornu, prosecuting told the court presided by Mr. Emmanuel Wiafe Adu that, complainant, Adams Mohammed, who is the Manager of Chemico Limited, resided at Sunyani, whiles Owusu resided at Abuakwa-Asenemaso.
He said on October 09, 2026, at about 10:50pm, the complainant was driving his Mitsubishi pick up with registration number GE 2257-16 from Kumasi to Sunyani and at a section of the road near Abuakwa-Asenemaso, he detected a fault on the vehicle and therefore, parked it by the roadside, locked it and lodged at a nearby hotel.
At about 0230 hours the following morning, a team from the Ashanti Regional Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit of the Ghana Police Service (GPS), led by Chief Inspector Justice Agyekum Asiamah and Chief Inspector Emmanuel Boah, on their normal night patrols on the Abuakwa-Manhyia road saw the vehicle and stopped to inspect it.
They detected that the convict had broken the back door window, forcefully removed the tape valued at GHS 4,500 and was still in the car,
The police officers called him, questioned his mission in the vehicle and he told them that he went to sleep.
His answer was not convincing, so he was arrested and handed over to the Abuakwa police and at about 0700 hours the same day.
The complainant reported the case and through investigation, his ownership of the vehicle was revealed.
In his investigation caution statement, the convict admitted damaging the windscreen valued at GHS 7,000 and stealing the car tape.
After police further investigations, he was charged and brought before the court.
GNA
Edited by Kwabia Owusu-Mensah/Benjamin Mensah