{"id":734175,"date":"2019-10-30T12:20:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T12:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/30\/robbery-gang-member-jailed\/"},"modified":"2019-10-30T12:20:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T12:20:54","slug":"robbery-gang-member-jailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/30\/robbery-gang-member-jailed\/","title":{"rendered":"Robbery Gang Member Jailed &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Samuel Osei<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A member of a street gang that threatened to hurt a woman in a<br \/>\nsickening robbery operation has been jailed by the Bekwai Circuit Court in the<br \/>\nAshanti Region.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Osei, aka Atta George, 19, was jailed 16 years in hard<br \/>\nlabour after pleading guilty to two counts of conspiracy and<br \/>\nrobbery, contrary to section 23 (1) and 149 of Act 29\/60.<\/p>\n<p>The convict and his pal only named as Kwame, who is currently at<br \/>\nlarge, were said to have attacked a female teacher with a machete at Minti near<br \/>\nAsiwa in the Bosome-Freho District of the Ashanti Region on September 16, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor, Detective Inspector Stephen Ofori, said the victim<br \/>\nwas grabbed at about 3:00 pm on that fateful day at Minti Junction by the two-member<br \/>\ngang, who emerged from a nearby bush with machetes, saying \u201cgive us your<br \/>\nvaluables else we\u2019re going to hurt you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He narrated that the duo, both galamseyers, robbed the victim of<br \/>\nher Techno Spark 3 mobile phone valued at GH\u00a2600 and also dispossessed her of a<br \/>\nwallet containing voter ID card, Agogo Presbyterian College of Education ID<br \/>\ncard, NHIS card,\u00a0\u00a0and cash of GH\u00a2200.<\/p>\n<p>Inspector Ofori said the female teacher was waiting for her<br \/>\ncolleague at the junction when she was attacked by the gang. According to him,<br \/>\nsome youth of the community, who knew of Samuel Osei, went to confront him<br \/>\nafter they were informed of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor stated that the youth managed to retrieve the<br \/>\nvictim\u2019s mobile phone and other items taken away from her by the gang, but he<br \/>\nwas able to escape arrest.<\/p>\n<p>However, Samuel Osei was eventually apprehended on October 5, 2019<br \/>\nby some teachers who handed him over to the Asiwa police.<\/p>\n<p>Inspector Ofori said the convict admitted the offences in his<br \/>\ncaution statement and told law enforcement officers that his accomplice only<br \/>\nknown as Kwame had fled the community.<\/p>\n<p>He was charged with the offences and arraigned after police<br \/>\ninvestigation. <\/p>\n<p><strong>From Ernest Kofi Adu, Kumasi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samuel Osei A member of a street gang that threatened to hurt a woman in a sickening robbery operation has been jailed by the Bekwai Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region. 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