Four people, who ransacked a businessman and his family at gunpoint at Pobiman, close Amasaman in 2019, have been sentenced to a add up to of 120 a long time by an Accra Circuit Court.
The four were found blameworthy by the court directed over by Mrs Evelyn Asamoah at the conclusion of the trial and sentenced to 30 a long time detainment each.
The denounced are; Daniel Akpan, aka “Danny,†a 40-year-ancient driver, Ishmael Akyene, aka “Nanaâ€, a 35-year-ancient driver, Bassey Okon Edet, a 40-year-ancient driver, and Asuquo Mbuotidem Edem, aka “Confidenceâ€, a 27-year-ancient driver.
They were charged with trick to commit wrongdoing specifically; burglary and illegal entry, illegal entry, theft, having rebellious aiming or adjusted for illegal entry and ownership of guns without legal specialist.
The case of Arraigning Chief Examiner Simon Apiorsornu is that, the complainant, Kennedy Nkansah could be a businessman and a inhabitant of Pobiman, close Amasaman, Accra.
The arraignment said Akpan, Edet, and Edem are Nigerians whereas Akyene could be a inhabitant of Kasoa.
It said on February 26, 2019, at approximately 2:20 am whereas the complainant beside his family were snoozing, the complainant listened a clamor from his electric fence alert framework.
The indictment said before long after that, the complainant saw a flashlight beneath his room entryway and when he opened it to check, he saw the denounced people.
It said Edem pointed a gun at him and inquired him, his spouse, and brother to lie level on the ground. The arraignment said the charged people secured them with a bedspread and bolted their two kids in their room.
It said Edet who was equipped with a machete was inquired to watch the compound which Akyene ought to take six Samsung portable phones and an iPhone 6s esteemed at GH₵4,500.
The indictment said Edem at that point took off the complainant’s spouse’s wedding ring esteemed at GH₵9,600.
It said the denounced too took absent gems esteemed at GH₵15,000, two half pieces of Kente cloths, and other individual impacts, $3,000 and GH₵18,000.
The indictment said the complainant detailed the matter to the Police and amid examinations, the denounced people were caught at their different hideouts.
It said examinations too uncovered that the actualizes the denounced people utilized in committing the offense were kept at a deny dump, close a bush along Haatso-Agbogba road.
The indictment said the blamed people driven the Police to the bush close TF Lodging, North Legon, Accra, where three guns, a huge mechanical cutter, a self-planned metal bar, and two cutlasses utilized in different burglaries were recovered.
It said on Admirable 21, 2020, Edem, who was at expansive, was captured in Nigeria and with the help of INTERPOL, he was brought to Ghana.