The Dormaa-Ahenkro Circuit Court in the Bono region has sentenced a 24-year-old farmer to four years imprisonment for abetment of crime.

The convict, Asampana Akumbire, also a tricycle rider aided two other suspects, Nana Kofi and Akwasi Boakye, who are at large, to damage an unregistered Apsonic Jaguar motor bike, a property of one Augustine Twumwaa, a teacher.

Akumbire pleaded guilty for causing damage to the ignition key and side cover of the motorbike and he was sentenced accordingly.

Prosecuting, Police Inspector Emmanuel Asare told the court presided by Mr Samuel Djanie Kotey that the complainant is a teacher and resident at S.S, a suburb of Dormaa Ahenkro while the convicts is a farmer at Dormaa Ahenkro.

P/Insp. Asare said on December 19, 2022, around 0500 hours, the complainant woke up and detected that thief had broken through a wooden fence, behind her house and made away with motorbike valued at GHC 4,850.

The complainant reported the matter to the Police and the convict was arrested based on Police intelligence on December 23, 2022, around 1100 hours.

During interrogations the convict admitted the offence but mentioned that the other two suspects brought him the motorbike and he sold the machine to one Ahmed also at large at the cost of GHC 1,600.

P/Insp Asare said the Police proceeded to the house of Ahmed, but upon seeing the Police he (Ahmed) fled and abandoned the motorbike, so the Police retrieved the motorbike and discovered that the ignition key was damaged.

Source: Ghana/Sompaonline.com/K.Peprah