Two (2) Car Thieves Bag 70 Years In Prison - PHOTO | Social

A Circuit court docket in Kyebi, the Municipal capital of the Abuakwa South of the Eastern Region, presided over by Peter Oppong-Boahen has sentenced two members of a infamous automobile snatching syndicate to a complete of 70 years imprisonment.

The convicts, Yaw Gershon, 40, a driver, and Ali Suleiman, 38, a dealer have been sentenced to 45 years respectively for the offense of conspiracy to commit crime to wit theft, and theft opposite to sections 23(1) and 149 of the prison offenses Act 1960 (Act 29).

The prosecutor, Detective Amadu Abdul-Rauf presenting the information to the court docket stated the complainant -Sackitey Joseph is a industrial driver in control of a Toyota Hiace car with registration quantity GT 5913-21 and lives at Nuaso close to Odumase Krobo, whiles the primary accused particular person Yaw Gershon is a driver and lives at Asiakwa, the second accused Ali Suleiman, is a dealer who lives at Akyem Osino.

According to him, on February 28, 2022, at about 9:30 am, the complainant went to the spraying store with a witness within the case Moses Tetteh to take a nap earlier than resuming work.

Whilst there, Tettey informed the driving force that somebody referred to as him on telephone to get him a industrial driver to choose up a household from Bunso to Somanya to attend a marriage ceremony.

The driver negotiated with the caller on telephone and he made half cost of GHC 250 to purchase gasoline then directed him to choose him up at Bunso.

On reaching Bunso at about 9:30am the identical day, a sure man approached the complainant and recognized himself because the particular person he spoke to on telephone.

He boarded the car and directed the driving force to a spot across the dumping web site at Asiakwa the place his accomplishments had laid an ambush.

The accused on board the Vehicle pointed a pistol at him and ordered him to cease the car, which he obliged.

Five males armed with weapons and cutlasses sporting face masks additionally emerged from the bush to assault and topic the driving force to extreme beatings and tied him with a rope.

He stated they snatched the Toyota Hiace Vehicle stole two cell phones and money of GHC1,200 from the driving force, and bolted.

After the rescue, the driving force reported the case to Police for investigation.

On March 5, 202.2 at about 2:30am, Yaw Gershon and Ali Suleiman we arrested on the Buipe Police checkpoint within the Savannah Region for robbing a driver of his car at Teacher Mante close to Nsawam within the Eastern area utilizing the identical modus operandi .

The Police at Kyebi upon listening to the arrest went for the accused individuals for additional interrogation which established they have been a part of the syndicate that robbed and snatched the car from the driving force.

They have been charged and arraigned earlier than the Kibi Circuit court docket however pleaded not responsible to all counts therefore the case went to full trial for six months and the court docket discovered them responsible therefore the sentence.