The circuit court in Accra has sentenced four persons to a total jail term of 80 years imprisonment for robbing a mobile money vendor at gunpoint, at Pokuase, near Amasaman, in the Greater Accra Region.
The accused who are to serve 20 years imprisonment each changed their plea of not guilty to guilty.
Ibrahim Muntari, a 29-year-old driver, Evans Nuertey, a 27-year-old driver, Abubakar Sadiq, also called Frenchman, a 30-year-old Okada Rider and Prince Ayitey, were being held on charges of conspiracy to commit crime to wit robbery and robbery.
The ex-convicts are said to have robbed a mobile money vendor (name withheld) of her bag containing GH¢3,500, recharge cards valued GH¢4,000 and four mobile phones valued GH¢630.
The trial judge had earlier on sentenced them to 19 years imprisonment in one of the numerous cases before her.
Another Circuit Court had sentenced three of the convicts, except Ayitey, to 17 years on a robbery charge.
When one of the numerous cases was called, the accused, now ex-convicts, prayed the court presided over by Mrs Patricia Amponsah that they changed their pleas.
The court, therefore, sentenced them to 20 years imprisonment each on their own pleas.
Narrating the facts, Chief Inspector John Gohoho, said the complainant resided at Sowutuom and that Muntari, Nuertey and Sadiq resided at Olebu, Odumasi and Mankrong respectively while Ayitey resided at Olebu.
Chief Inspector Gohoho said on March 8, 2020, the Amasaman police arrested Muntari and another at Pokuase for allegedly possessing firearms without authority.
The prosecution said on March 17, 2020, the Accra Regional Police received intelligence report that Muntari and his accomplice were among those who had attacked mobile money vendors in 2019 and on March 6, 2020.
Chief Insp Gohono said during interrogation, Muntari and his accomplice mentioned the names of Nuertey, Sadiq, and Ayitey.
According to prosecution, the convicts said they carried out the robbery at Pokuase.
Chief Insp Gohono said on March 18, 2020, Muntari led the Police to places of abode of the convicts and they were arrested.
On March 20, 2020, the prosecutor said the convicts led the police to Pokuase and showed them the shop of the complainant as “where they attacked her at gunpoint and robbed her of her handbag which contained her money, phones and recharge cards.”
According to the prosecutor, the convicts said they went to Olebu in a taxi driven by Muntari and they had shared the money. -GNA
