Wednesday 28th August, 2019
By Emmanuel Todd, GNA
Accra, Aug 28,
GNA – Mohammed Kwame, a scrap collector, and a resident of Agbobloshie in
Accra has been sentenced by the Dodowa District Court for stealing a motorcycle
assigned to the Malejor Police Station for night patrols.
The Court
presided over by Madam Gloria Naa Botor Laryea sentenced Mohammed on his own
plea of guilty to 18 months imprisonment in hard labour.
Prosecuting,
Police General Sergeant John Brahene told the court that the said motorcycle
with registration number GP 4818, was assigned to General Corporal Stephen
Bafour who packed it at the Police rented quarters in Malejor after his night
patrol within the Malejor-Oyibi environs on Saturday, August 17 at about 0400
hours.
He said that at
about 0430 hours the same day, General Lands Corporal Dannis Kwame Kinyo was
also on patrol duty along the Dodowa-Adenta road when he spotted the said
motorcycle with Mohammed riding together with his friend Razak on the pillion.
“Mr Kinyo
became suspicious and trailed them till they got to Opeibea in Accra where he
signaled them to stop, he then got hold of Mohammed but Razak quickly took to
his heels,” he said.
Mr Brahene,
said with the help of a Military patrol team they were able to escort Mohammed
together with the Motorcycle to the Malejor Police station where he admitted
stealing the Motorcycle and mentioned Razak as his accomplice.
He said
Mohammed led the Police to the Police Quarters were he stole the bike and
demonstrated how he stole the police property by cutting the ignition wire with
a sharp object, damaged the starter valued at GH¢200.00 and how he moved it from the crime scene.
He told the
court that further investigation was underway to arrest Razak to face the full
rigours of the law.
GNA
