Three friends have been sentenced to nine years each by the Kwadaso Circuit Court in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region for theft.
Blessed Manu, alias ‘Bullet’, a 27-year-old trader; Akwasi Antwi, alias ‘Malonzy’, a 19-year-old unemployed man; and Nicholas Addai, alias ‘Banko’, a 25-year-old electrician, pleaded guilty to the charge and were convicted on their own plea.
Police Chief Inspector David Opoku Kwabi, presenting the facts before the court presided over by Mr. Jephthah Appau, said the complainant, Enock Boateng, is a businessman residing at Sepaase-Adwafo, while the convicts lived at Sepaase in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality.
He explained that on November 15, 2025, at about 06:00 hours, the complainant discovered that his shop had been burgled. Items stolen included 30 keypad phones, two iPhones, five smartphones, 50 pairs of rubber slippers, 10 pairs of sandals, phone accessories, and a television decoder, all valued at GH¢40,000.
A report was made to the Sepaase police, and with the help of informants, Manu and Antwi were arrested on suspicion. In their caution statements, they admitted the offence and named Addai as their accomplice. Addai was subsequently arrested from his hideout on November 29, 2025.
The prosecution said Addai also admitted the offence in his caution statement, and all three led the police to recover some of the stolen items from their respective rooms. Investigations further revealed that the trio had gained access to the shop by cutting through the back, which they used as both entry and exit points to carry out the theft.
