A 36-year-old Nigerian national, Stanley Afaku, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Sekondi Circuit Court.

The convicted notorious armed robber will be deported by the Ghana Immigration Service upon completion of his jail term.

On 23rd February, the convict and his accomplice, Samuel Nickson, attacked Nash Arthur, a security guard at Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi, at gunpoint.

During the robbery attack, the convict tied him with his own shirt, stole his phone, broke into the hospital's outpatient department pharmacy, and made away with a flat-screen television set.

Following intelligence efforts, suspect Stanley Afaku was arrested at Esiama Bafana Ghetto on June 4.

He admitted to the offence and identified his accomplice, Samuel Nickson aka Agya Acquah, who is facing another charge of robbery.

Both suspects were arraigned before the court, where Stanley Afaku pleaded guilty.

Consequently, the Sekondi Circuit Court, presided over by Her Honour Naa Amerley Akowuah, on Monday, June 9, declared its ruling.

Meanwhile, Samuel Nickson has pleaded not guilty to both counts and was remanded into police custody to re-appear on June 24.

Recently, Upper West Regional Police Command successfully managed to secure a conviction against 19-year-old Adams Hamidu (a.k.a Gyida) who was accused of robbery.

On June 5, the Wa Circuit Court in its verdict on the case, sentenced Adams to 20 years imprisonment with hard labor.

Gyida and another masked individual in February robbed a victim of a blue Honda motorbike valued at GHC20,000, a Tecno mobile phone valued at GHC1,300, and cash amounting to GHC10,800.

Gyida was arrested on June 1 at Domowa in the Wa-West District through intelligence-led operations.

In a statement, the Police noted that "this conviction is a testament to the Command's unwavering commitment to protecting the community and upholding the law."

The Regional Command has reassured the public of its continued commitment to fighting crime and ensuring the safety and security of all its residents.

In May this year, the Walewale Circuit Court that heard the case of a stolen pistol and ammunition belonging to an officer of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) sentenced the culprits to a 5-year jail term each with hard labor.

The convicts, Mustapha Basit, 18, and Baba Rashid, 22, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to steal and stealing before Justice Francis Asobayeri at the Walewale Circuit Court on Thursday, May 22.

According to a statement released by the police service, arrangements are being made to transfer the two to commence their prison terms.

The duo, per a police report, entered the room of the immigration officer on Saturday, May 17, while he was away. They managed to steal the officer's Smith & Wesson pistol loaded with ten rounds of ammunition as well as his two CZ rifle magazines loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition each.

Through intelligence, the culprits were arrested at Kperiga, a suburb of Walewale. The Police discovered that Mustapha and Baba hid the pistol and ammunition in a stationary vehicle.

Per the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), specifically section 124, a person who steals commits a second-degree felony. Where the court that finds a person guilty of stealing is satisfied that on not less than two previous occasions the accused was found guilty of stealing, the court shall order that the whole or a part of a term of imprisonment imposed by it shall be spent in productive hard labour.