By Erica Apeatua Addo, GNA
Tarkwa (W/R), Feb 4, GNA – The Tarkwa District Magistrate Court Two, has sentenced Aziz Fuseini, a 24-year-old firewood seller to 18 months imprisonment in hard labour for stealing rubber lumps valued at GH¢1,722.00.
The convict, who resided in Damang in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing.
Mr. Isaac Osei Asare, the presiding judge, therefore, convicted Fuseini on his own plea.
Prosecution, led by Police Sergeant Adwoa Yeboah, said the complainant, Mary Amoah, and her husband were into rubber plantation and food crop farming at Nsuaem near Aboso.
She said on December 16, 2025, at about 12:00 noon, the complainant was heading back from her crop farm, when she chanced on Fuseini loading her harvested rubber lumps meant for sale into a tricycle.
Sergeant Yeboah said Prince Ampofo, the rider and a witness in the case were also standing by his tricycle near the rubber plantation.
The prosecutor said for fear of being attacked, the complainant after confronting Fuseini, greeted and walked away, planned to reach the main road, and raised alarm, so people could help her arrest him.
According to her, Fuseini sensed the complainant could cause trouble, ordered the rider to take off, and while on the way, the complainant pleaded to join them to the main road, all in the bid to get him apprehended.
She said when they got to the Aboso refuse dump area, she alighted and raised an alarm.
Fuseini sped off, but Ampofo was picked up and handed over to the police with the goods in the tricycle, and the complainant reported the matter to the police.
Sergeant Yeboah informed the court that while investigations were ongoing, it turned out that the rider was not part of the crime, but he was only hired by Fuseini.
The prosecutor said Ampofo was later released on police enquiry bail to aid investigations.
She said on December 12, 2025, Ampofo grabbed Fuseini to the police station when he was about to hire another rider for a job.
GNA
Edited Justina Hilda Paaga/ George-Ramsey Benamba
