The Bekwai Circuit Court has convicted two armed robbers to a cumulative jail term of 40 years in prison.
Francis Oppong and Francis Nyamekye were found guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery, aiding and abetting of robbery, and robbery, contrary to Sections 23(1), 20(1), and 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
The Court, presided over by His Honour Mr Isaac Appeatu Esq., delivered a verdict on January 5, 2026.
While Oppong got 15 years imprisonment with hard labour, Nyamekye got 25 years imprisonment with hard labour.
“Both convicts have since been transferred to the Kumasi Central Prison to commence their sentences,” the Ghana Police Service confirmed in a statement issued on January 9, 2026.
Crime
According to police investigation, the convicts, alongside other accomplices, planned and executed a robbery at the residence of and mining site of a small-scale miner on December 16, 2026, at Kyekyerewere.
“The accused, Francis Oppong, who lived in the same vicinity as the complainant, was found to have monitored the victim’s movements and relayed information to the robbery gang.”
During the attack, the victim was assaulted and sustained injuries, while the robbers made away with a pump action gun, a Huawei mobile phone valued at GH¢1,200, eighteen pounds of gold valued at about GH¢100,000, and cash amounting to GH¢2,000.
Arrest
Intelligence later led to the arrest of Francis Nyamekye at a private hospital in Obuasi while he was seeking medical treatment after sustaining gunshot injuries during a failed robbery attempt.
They were first put before the Bekwai Circuit Court on January 30, 2024.
The police say efforts are underway to locate the remaining accomplices.
Story by Hajara Fuseini
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