The Circuit Court in Dansoman, presided over by Her Honour Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit, has sentenced 35-year-old Tiler, Musah Hamidu, to one day in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of stealing.
The case was prosecuted by Inspector Esther Mensah.
Musah Hamidu was charged under Section 124(1) of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
He was found guilty of dishonestly appropriating two mobile phones belonging to Stephen Foli, a mobile phone repairer.
The brief facts of the case revealed that on December 30, 2024, Hamidu visited a drinking spot owned by Foli’s wife at New Fadama, Darkuman, where he stole a Techno Spark phone valued at GH¢1,500.00 and an Oppo phone worth GH¢2,200.00 and fled the scene with the stolen items.
Four days later, on January 4, 2025 Foli identified Hamidu at the Darkuman Police Station, where he was in custody for an unrelated matter.
During police interrogation, Hamidu admitted to the theft and led authorities to retrieve the Techno Spark phone at Circle. However, the Oppo phone could not be recovered.
The court, considering his admission of guilt and cooperation during investigations, handed him the one-day custodial sentence.
Land Guard Case Adjourned to February 2025
In a separate and unrelated matter, the court heard a case involving Kofi Abban, alias Yaro, and four accomplices still at large.
They face multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit crime, prohibition of land guard activities, and causing harm under the Vigilantism and Related Offences Act, 2019 (Act 999) and the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
The prosecution’s case stated that on October 18, 2024, Abban and his accomplices armed themselves with cutlasses, sticks, and a pistol and attacked masons working on a land at Amanhia, Greater Accra.
The land belongs to one Anthony Gaanaa. During the attack, Abban allegedly inflicted a deep cut on the right elbow of Kingsley Ofori, one of the masons.
Abban was arrested on October 25, 2024 at his hideout in Amanhia. The other suspects remain at large, and police efforts to apprehend them are ongoing.
Abban first appeared in court on August 28, 2024, where he pleaded not guilty and was remanded.
He was later granted bail on November 13, 2024, with stringent conditions, including a GH¢50,000 bond and three sureties.
The court has ordered the defense to serve a notice of alibi on the prosecution, and the case has been adjourned to February 27, 2025.
