{"id":457182,"date":"2025-12-30T14:41:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/30\/drivers-mate-jailed-for-stealing-phone-gh%c2%a27000-at-tema-station\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T14:41:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:41:54","slug":"drivers-mate-jailed-for-stealing-phone-gh%c2%a27000-at-tema-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/30\/drivers-mate-jailed-for-stealing-phone-gh%c2%a27000-at-tema-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver\u2019s mate jailed for stealing phone, GH\u00a27,000 at Tema station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A 27-year-old driver\u2019s mate, Edem Avenyo, has been sentenced to three months\u2019 imprisonment for stealing GH\u00a27,000 and a mobile phone at Tema Station in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>Avenyo, who appeared before the Gbese District Court, pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing and was convicted on his own plea.<\/p>\n<p>The court heard that after stealing the phone, Avenyo used it to take a photograph of himself and uploaded the image on the complainant\u2019s WhatsApp status.<\/p>\n<p>He was later arrested at his hideout.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_ad jeg_ad_article jnews_content_inline_2_ads  \">\n<div class=\"ads-wrapper align-center \">\n<div class=\"ads_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"a-single a-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/728-by-90.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During sentencing, Avenyo pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy, promising to work and repay the stolen amount and replace the phone. The court, however, sentenced him to three months in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecuting, Inspector Isaac Agyemang told the court that the complainant is a public transport driver residing at Aplaku in Accra, while Avenyo lives at the Arts Centre area.<\/p>\n<p>According to the prosecution, on October 24, 2025, the complainant parked his vehicle at the Tema Station car park behind the National Lotteries Authority and slept in the vehicle with his mate, Godwin Owusu.<\/p>\n<p>At about 4:00 am on October 25, 2025, the complainant woke up to discover that his Samsung Galaxy smartphone, valued at GH\u00a22,900, and GH\u00a27,000 cash kept under the vehicle seat had been stolen.<\/p>\n<p>Later that morning, Owusu called the complainant\u2019s phone number, which Avenyo answered. Despite being asked to return the phone, he refused.<\/p>\n<p>On October 26, 2025, Avenyo took a photograph of himself using the stolen phone and uploaded it on the complainant\u2019s WhatsApp status.<\/p>\n<p>He was subsequently arrested on December 19, 2025, at his hideout near the COCOBOD area.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations revealed that Avenyo sold the phone at Nsawam for GH\u00a2800 and spent the GH\u00a27,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: GNA<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 27-year-old driver\u2019s mate, Edem Avenyo, has been sentenced to three months\u2019 imprisonment for stealing GH\u00a27,000 and a mobile phone at Tema Station in Accra. Avenyo, who appeared before the Gbese District Court, pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing and was convicted on his own plea. 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