Two teenagers jailed for stealing computers from schools

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By Charles Tawiah, GNA       

Tepa, (Ash), Jan. 31, GNA – Two teenagers
believed to have specialized in stealing laptop computers from junior high
schools in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality, have been sentenced to seven years
imprisonment each by the Tepa Circuit Court.

Daniel Addae 19, a motor rider, and Victor
Akpohornu, 19, unemployed, are said to have broken into the Subriso and Keniago
junior high schools and stolen laptop computers, printers and their
accessories.

Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector Jonas
Newlove Agyei told the court presided over by Madam Millicent Owusu that, the
complainants were Mr Andrew Wetty and Joseph Agoba, headmasters of the two
schools, while the convicts reside at Subriso.

He said on January 02, this year at about
2200 hours, the convicts conspired and broke into the Keniago JHS and stole an
HP Desk jet 2131 printer valued at GH¢250.

The Prosecution said again, they broke into
the Subriso JHS office through the window and stole three RLG student’s laptop
computers, three computer memory cards, chargers and two hard disks valued at
GH¢2,000.00.

Prosecution said on January 11, at about
2250 hours the convicts stole two haodjin motorbikes valued at seven thousand
five hundred cedis at Nimasua mining site where a report was made to the Manfo
police.

According to the prosecution, the two
convicts were on January 12, this year, at about 1145 hours, seen by the
Hwidiem Police Patrol team at the Golden Team Mining Company’s yard riding the
stolen motorbikes with all the other stolen items on board.

He said they were arrested on suspicion and
handed over to the Manfo police.

Chief Inspector Agyei said during
interrogation the convicts admitted the offence in their cautioned statement
and were therefore, charged and brought before the court.

GNA