A 38-year-old unemployed man, Thomas Kwabena Vordzorgbe, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment by the Circuit Court in Accra, for robbing a Nigerian national of an Itelmobile phone valued at GH¢350.
The sentence was handed down on Monday, August 4, 2025 by Her Honour Basilia Adjei-Tawiah, after a full trial in which the accused was found guilty of robbery, contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
Vordzorgbe had pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The case, which began on November 11, 2022, was initially presided over by His Lordship Isaac Oheneba Kuffour and later concluded by Her Honour Adjei-Tawiah.
Prosecution was led by Chief Inspector John Gohoho and later taken over by Inspector Rosemond.
Incident Details
According to the brief facts presented in court, the complainant, Blessing Nenya, a Nigerian national from Delta State and resident of Nungua Cocoa Beach, was returning from a night out at a popular joint near Spintex on November 7, 2022.
Around 3a.m. he arrived at the Nungua Shell Filling Station in search of a taxi home.
The accused, Thomas Vordzorgbe, who resides at Nungua Kings-Way, reportedly spotted the complainant and trailed him to the station.
He then confronted Nenya and demanded he surrender his belongings. When Nenya resisted, Vordzorgbe pulled out a machete and slashed the victim on the left hand, leaving him injured and helpless. The assailant then made away with Nenya’sItel phone.
The victim later reported the incident to the Nungua Police Station and was issued a medical form for treatment.
Later that evening, Nenya received information that Vordzorgbe was attempting to sell the stolen phone at the Nungua Lorry Station.
With the help of others, he confronted and identified the accused, leading to his arrest.A search conducted on the suspect revealed the stolen phone in his possession.
In his caution statement to police, Vordzorgbe admitted to the offence.
Following investigations led by Detective Sergeant Simon Ndeog-NaabMigida, the accused was charged and subsequently arraigned before the court.
The six-year custodial sentence is seen as a stern warning to would-be offenders amid rising reports of petty street-level robberies in parts of Accra.
