Accra, Dec. 15, GNA- Two persons who broke into two different homes at Legon Hills, stealing home accessories, personal effects and GHS46,000 cash have been jailed for eight years each by an Adentan Circuit Court.
The accused persons: Sumaila Mahama, a 32-year-old driver, and Samuel Agyei, a 36-year-old Casual labourer, however, made a sign of the cross and thanked the trial judge Mrs Sedinam Awo Balokah after they had been sentenced.
The Court said: “The accused are hereby sentenced to eight years imprisonment each in hard labour.”
The two spontaneously knelt and thanked the trial judge, “Thank you my Lord.”
Mahama and his accomplice Agyei had been variously charged with conspiracy to steal, stealing, unlawful entry and causing damage.
Additionally, Mahama was being held for possession of a foreign pistol.
They pleaded guilty and prayed to the Court to have mercy on them.
Prosecuting, Superintendent of Police Patience Mario narrated that the victims were residents of Legon Hills.
Supt. Mario said on December 5, 2021 at about 0159 hours, the Lakeside District Police Patrol received a call that the accused persons had broken into a house at CPL Estate.
The prosecution said the Police rushed to the scene, but the perpetrators escaped before the team arrived.
The Prosecutor said the victim after searching through his house and observed that his Rolex Gold watch had been stolen.
Supt. Mario said the team searched the area and they observed that accused persons had also broken into another house.
Mahama, it was noted, used a car jack to open one of the windows to enter the house.
He picked Dell and HP laptops, an Apple watch, an IPad and a bag containing GHS46,000.
The prosecution said Mahama handed the items to Agyei who was standing behind the window to put in a blue backpack. Mahama also took away a 65-inch TV set.
Supt. Mario said immediately accused persons stepped out, they saw that the Police had surrounded the house.
Consequently they abandoned the stolen items in a nearby bush, but Agyei was nabbed by the team.
Agyei then led the Police to Mahama’s get-away KIA Morning Saloon Car with registration number AC123-19, parked by the road.
The prosecution said the Police laid ambush and arrested Mahama when he showed up to drive away the vehicle.
When Mahama was searched, a foreign revolver pistol loaded with four rounds of ammunition was found.
Agyie also led the Police to the bush where he dumped the backpack but it was not there.
The Court has ordered that the revolver found on Mahama be sent to Ghana Police Training School at Tesano whiles the TV set was returned to the owner.
GNA