The Aflao Police Command said robbery cases in Aflao, in the Volta Region, has declined.
According to Superintendent of Police Bempah Sarpong, the Aflao Police Commander, at the beginning of the New Year, the police had recorded petty crimes such as assault, threat of causing harm and serious robbery in the border town.
He said data available at the Aflao Police Command showed 26 cases of robbery in 2016, 12 in 2017, 19 each in 2018 and 2019 and seven in 2020.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, Supt Sarpong said the decline in robbery case was due to dedication of personnel to fight crime, which led to the arrest and incarceration of criminals who engaged in armed robberies in Aflao area.
He noted, for instance, court rulings on December 17 and 24, 2020, at Keta Circuit Court, which imprisoned six persons for robbery.
“The Keta Circuit Court on December 17 sentenced four and one other people in two separate suits to prison terms over robbery charges”, Supt Sarpong said,
He named the convicts as Agbeko Yiborku, Korbla Dickson Atinyo and Bruno Daforlenyame, who each got 36 years imprisonment in hard labour, while Prosper Amegavi got 10 years.
Sup Sarpong said they robbed Mr Charles Ahianor of eight phones worth GH¢3,100.00, GH¢530.00 cash and a bag containing identity cards and other personal effects at gun point at Aflao Glory Oil Filling Station.
He said Charles Agbeko received 24 years jail term for robbing a mobile money vendor of GH¢30,000.00, CFA 30,000.00, seven mobile phones and an undisclosed quantity of MTN, AirtelTIGO, GLO and Vodafone recharge cards.
Sup Sarpong said the court, on December 24, jailed Bruno Daforlenyame 24 years to run concurrently and Jean Atigah, received 15 years.
They were convicted for pulling a machete on Madam Mabel Doamekpor and robbing her of Tecno Phantom 9 mobile phone valued at GH¢1,700.00, and abetment of crime respectively at the border.”
“Prosecution of these cases started from February, March and April and travelled till the final judgement,” Supt Sarpong noted.
He said the arrest of these criminals last year accounted for the low robbery cases adding that the police will intensify efforts to flush out criminals. – GNA
