Driver gets 56 years imprisonment for breach of trust

The Circuit Court 8, presided over by Her Honour Adeliade Abui Keddy, has found Isaac Dwomoh, also known Nana Yaw, a driver, guilty of selling and dishonestly misappropriating two unregistered Caterpillar excavators, as well as four wheel drives.

He was sentenced to a total of 56 years in prison last week on four counts of fraudulent breach of trust. The sentence on the counts runs between 10 and 12 years, and it is to run concurrently.

The sentence follows his plea of guilty, but would be serving 12 years.

Prosecuting the case, ASP Emmanuel Haligah prayed the court that the sentence be retributive and deterrent enough to serve as a lesson to likeminded persons.

According to him, the com­plainant is a retired nurse domiciled in the United Kingdom, while convict, Dwomoh, lived in Ghana.

ASP Haligah said in February, 2019, the complainant arrived in the country on holiday.

The court heard that on the arrival of complainant at Koto­ka International Airport (KIA), Accra, she requested an Uber ride service to take her to Haatso in Accra, and Dwomoh was assigned to her.

ASP Haligah said after a few months of the complainant’s stay in Ghana, she bought a KIA Picanto saloon car for Dwomoh to use as Uber ride service and left for London.

The prosecution said while in London, the complainant was in constant touch with Dwomoh, and through their conversations she declared the intent to return to Ghana.

ASP Haligah said while in Lon­don, the complainant shipped two CAT excavators valued at €135,000 each, a Toyota RAV4 utility vehicle, valued at €20,000 and sent €5,000 Euros to Dwomoh.

The prosecution told the court that in December 2022, when the complainant arrived in the country and asked Dwomoh to ‘pick’ her at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), he did not show up, switched off his phone and went into hiding.

ASP Haligah said all efforts by the complainant to trace the accused and the vehicles proved futile.

According to the prosecution, the complainant reported the matter to the police and Dwomoh was arrested at a hideout.

The prosecution said Dwomoh, in his cautioned statement, admit­ted selling all the vehicles and misappropriating the proceeds.