Three convicts will serve 19 years in prison for robbing one Elijah Torgbedzi of his iPhone 6s mobile phone valued at GHC700 around the Ho central market.

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Mercy Sokpe, 22, Atsu Kamasa, 25, and Gidfred Dzidonu, 19, on May 4, orchestrated the robbery. Mercy approached the victim under the guise of taking a selfie and signaled her counterparts to attack Elijah with scissors and bolted with his phone.

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Mercy and Atsu were arrested from their hideout in Ho.

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On May 9, the three convicts were put before the Ho Circuit Court presided over by his Honor Osman Abdul-Hakeem on two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery, and they pleaded guilty to the charges.

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They were convicted and sentenced to three years each on the charge of conspiracy to commit robbery.

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The court also sentenced Atsu and Godfred to five years each for robbery.

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Meanwhile, the Ghana Police Service has entreated the public to stay vigilant whenever they are approached by strangers for help.

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