Abuakwa: A 27-year-old unemployed man has been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District for robbing his sister at Abuakwa, near Akropong. Solomon Adomako Mensah pleaded guilty to the charge of robbery and was convicted on his own plea.

According to Ghana News Agency, Police Detective Inspector Alexander Agbekpornu, prosecuting, informed the court presided over by Mrs. Gloria Mensah Bonsu, that the complainant, Bella Asamoah, a trader, is the sister of the accused. Both lived in the same house at Abuakwa. On May 23, 2025, at about 1600 hours, the complainant returned home from a trip and discovered that two gas cylinders, a 32-inch television set, and three pairs of sneakers were missing.

While she was searching the premises, the accused returned from town, threatened her with a pair of scissors, forcibly took her mobile phone valued at GHS2,500 and fled the scene. A report was lodged with the Abuakwa Police, and the accused was subsequently arrested from his hideout in the same area.

In his caution statement, Mensah admitted the crime and led police to locations where he claimed to have sold the stolen items, but the alleged receivers were not present. Following further investigations, he was formally charged and arraigned before the court.