- A 63-year-old trader has been jailed for stealing a trycicle and several loaves of bread from a baker in Kumasi
- The suspect, Adamu Alhassan, was jailed by the Kwadaso Circuit Court in the Kwadaso Municipality
- The 114 loaves of bread that were stolen was valued at GH¢1,680 while the tricycle was valued at GH¢35,000
A 63-year-old trader, Adamu Alhassan, has been jailed five years for stealing a tricycle and 114 loaves of bread in Kumasi
Alhassan was jailed by the Kwadaso Circuit Court in the Kwadaso Municipality.
GNA reported that the suspect pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing and was convicted on his own plea for the crime which took place in February.
The complainant in the case, Oduro Zakaria, a baker at Kumasi Ashtown, had loaded 114 loaves of bread valued at GH¢1,680 on his tricycle, which was valued at GH¢35,000.
The tricycle developed a fault in commute and the convict introduced himself as a station master and offered to help push it to the Kejetia MTN roundabout.
Zakaria left the tricycle in the care of the convict while he went to look for a mechanic, but on his return an hour later, both the tricycle and the convict were gone.
How was Alhassan caught?
On August 28, a witness spotted the convict at the station and called Zakaria.
This led to Alhassan’s arrest and handover to the Ashanti Regional Anti-Armed Robbery Unit (AARU) of the Ghana Police Service.
The prosecution said Alhassan, in his caution statement, admitted stealing the tricycle.
He said he sold the vehicle to a scrap dealer at Bremang for GH¢700 and shared the bread with passers-by.
After investigations, he was charged with stealing and brought before the court, where he was convicted and sentenced to serve five years in prison.
Source: YEN.com.gh
Source: Yen.com.gh
