By
Morkporkpor Anku, GNA
Accra, June 29, GNA – The Management of Crime
Check Foundation (CCF), a Prison NGO, has facilitated the release of two female
inmates of the Kumasi Central Prison.
The two; Ama Nima, a Sanitation worker and
Madam Akosua Owusua, a Petty Trader, were jailed for different offences.
Madam Ama, who is heavily pregnant, was
convicted to a fine of GH¢ 1,200.00, or in default serve a five-year jail term
for biting the hand of a family member during a fight.
On the other hand, Madam Akosua, was also
accused of stealing items belonging to the owner of a house, she took care off.
The court convicted Akosua to a fine of
GH¢3,600.00 or in default, a four-year jail term.
Mr Ibrahim Kwarteng, the Executive Director of CCF,
told the GNA that after posting an interview he had with the women on social
media, some well-meaning Ghanaians paid for their release.
He said: “l was shocked to see heavily
pregnant Ama at the Kumasi Female Prison.”
He explained that, Ama earns GH¢120.00, a
month for working on a refuse dump site and could not raise the money, so had
to go to prison in her state, leaving her two kids at home.
“Management intends to find Nima, a suitable
rented accommodation in Kumasi and help put her two kids in school,” he added.
Mr Kwarteng, who is also the Ambassador
Extraordinaire of Prisons, said the convicts, who could not meet the fine terms
were sentenced to five and four-year jail terms.
He said in the case of Akosua, little did, she
know that her husband had used a spare key to steal the items in the other
room.
“We at Crime Check Foundation stepped in
and got some good guys to pay Akosua’s fine after sharing her story,” he
said.
Mr Kwarteng said the convict could now reunite
with her four children after spending 8 months in jail, saying that, “all
she wants to do now is to sell charcoal.”
GNA