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Two jailed for burgling three
Policemen
Kade, Oct. 29, Ghanadot/GNA – Two youngsters who broke into
the rooms of three policemen and stole their belongings have
been sentenced to three years imprisonment in hard labour by
the Asamankese Circuit Court.
Enoch Aidoo, 18, who claimed to be a student and Essuman Yaw
Foster, 19, driver’s mate pleaded guilty to five counts of
conspiracy, unlawful entry and stealing.
Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector Joseph Idan, told the
court, presided over by Mr Emmanuel Siame that the two men
on October 16 hatched a plan to steal from the Police rented
quarters at Asamankese.
He said the convicts put their plans into operations at
about 1230 hours the next day by breaking into the rooms of
Lance Corporal Atigah, Constable Agyekum and Enoch Amoah who
were on operational duties.
They stole from L/C Atigah one DVD player valued at 80 Ghana
cedis, one VCD player from the room of Constable Agyemang
valued at 500 Ghana cedis and from the room of Constable
Amoah, one sound system and one Tuna amplifier valued at 120
Ghana cedis.
The prosecution said the three Policemen returned from duty
in the morning to find their rooms broken into and their
items stolen.
The Police, acting upon a tip-off arrested Aidoo and Foster
who, on interrogation admitted in a caution statement that
they were the culprits.
The prosecutor informed the court that the two had served
previous prison terms.
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