Three 18-year-olds have been sentenced to ten years in prison each for their role in a violent robbery that left several residents of Boubai in the Asokore Mampong Municipality injured and traumatized.
The Atasemanso Circuit Court in Kumasi sentenced Mamudu Issah, Samuel Takyi, and Alhassan Abubakari on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, after they pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery and seven counts of robbery. Issah was given an additional three-year sentence for causing harm, but the sentences will run concurrently.
The incident occurred on July 1, 2025, between 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. The three suspects, accompanied by three other accomplices still at large, rode on two unregistered motorbikes and attacked residents at Boubai, wielding machetes.
The robbers made away with mobile phones, bags, and cash from their victims during the early morning attack.
Community volunteers from the area intervened swiftly, leading to the arrest of the suspects at their hideout in Aboabo later that same day.
The volunteers handed over the suspects to police along with ten recovered mobile phones and three bags believed to be stolen property.
All three suspects entered guilty pleas to the charges when the case was arraigned before the Ataasemanso Circuit Court.
Following sentencing, the convicts were processed and transferred to the Central Prisons in Kumasi to begin serving their respective terms.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Godwin Ahianyo, Head of the Public Affairs Unit in Ashanti Region, commended members of the public, particularly the community volunteers, for their swift response and cooperation in the operation.
“We continue to encourage the public to support policing efforts and promptly report suspicious activities,” Mr Ahianyo stated.
The police have assured that efforts are still underway to arrest the remaining accomplices.
Source: graphic.com.gh