Two individuals, Blessing Yeboah (19), a driver's mate, and Isaac Ofosu (25), a mason apprentice, have been sentenced to seven years each with hard labor by the Dormaa-Ahenkro Circuit Court.

They were found guilty of conspiracy to commit a crime and stealing a Bajaj tricycle valued at GH₵35,000.00.

Both defendants pleaded guilty to the charges with an explanation, but the court, presided over by Mr. Osei Kofi Amoako, convicted them based on their own admission.

According to Police Inspector Emmanuel Asare, the complainant, a tricycle rider residing in Koraso, a village near Dormaa-Ahenkro, reported the theft of his green Bajaj tricycle with registration number M-22-BA-109 on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Yeboah, the first accused, lived in Dormaa-Ahenkro, while Ofosu, the second accused, resided in Amangoase, Berekum.

The complainant reported the incident to the police, who provided him with an extract to announce the theft on local radio stations.

He said later, the Dormaa-Ahenkro Police received information from Wamfie Police that they had intercepted a Bajaj tricycle with the above-mentioned registration number and also arrested the convicts who were on board.

P/Insp. Asare stated that the Police accompanied by the complainant went to the place, saying the latter identified the tricycle as his and convicts were therefore re-arrested and detained for investigation.

He explained that the investigation revealed the convicts refused to stop at the Wamfie Police checkpoint and when the Police chased them, and escaped into a nearby bush, leaving behind the tricycle but were eventually apprehended.

P/Insp. Asare said during interrogations, the convicts admitted the offences and were accordingly charged and brought before the Court.