Saturday 15th September, 2018
By Erica
Apeatua Addo, GNA
Enchi (W/R), September 15, GNA – A farmer,
Abdulai Sackey, has been sentenced to ten days imprisonment by the Enchi
District Magistrate court for riding a motor bike without license.
Convicting Sackey on his own plea of guilty to
the offence, the court also fined him GH¢600.00 or in default 90 days
imprisonment with hard labour.
Detective Sergeant Joseph Kwadwo
By Erica
Apeatua Addo, GNA
Enchi (W/R), September 15, GNA – A farmer,
Abdulai Sackey, has been sentenced to ten days imprisonment by the Enchi
District Magistrate court for riding a motor bike without license.
Convicting Sackey on his own plea of guilty to
the offence, the court also fined him GH¢600.00 or in default 90 days
imprisonment with hard labour.
Detective Sergeant Joseph Kwadwo Agyare, told
the court, presided over by Mr Eric Baah Boateng, that on September 3, police
officers from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) Division in
Enchi were
Conducting their usual motor checks at Mile 3
on the Enchi- Asankragwa road.
The prosecution said at about 10:00 am, the
convict arrived at the check point riding a Haojin motor bike with registration
number M-15-AS 2892 without wearing a crash helmet.
Detective Sgt. Agyare informed the court that
when the policemen demanded for Sackey’s riders’ license for inspection he
failed to produce it as the law stipulate.
He said the convict was taken to the police
station with the motor bike.
At the police station Sackey admitted the
offence in his caution statement and the motor bike was confiscated.
GNA