A 24-year-old miner, who attempted to rob a mining firm, has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment in hard labour by a Tarkwa Circuit court.<\/p>\n
The convict, Kingsley Adjei, charged with conspiracy to commit crime and attempted robbery, was sentenced on his own plea.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”xR316ALFzsnAivcDZD9YGaA5hHNBZ7Yh”]Meanwhile, Kwame Ayemang, an accomplice, pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded into prison custody to re-appear before the court on August 3.<\/p>\n
Prosecuting, Detective Chief Inspector Oscar Amponsah, told the court that the complainant, Isaac Wadie, is a small-scale miner, who resides at Abreshia, while the convict and the accused live at Wasa Powuako.<\/p>\n
He said on June 30, at about 17:30 hours, the complainant and his workers were working at a mining firm when one Stephen Berchie informed them that a cab was approaching the place.<\/p>\n
According to the prosecutor, the complainant and his workers became alarmed and waited anxiously for the occupants in the taxi.<\/p>\n
He said few minutes later, Adjei, Abdulai Alale alias \u201cAnointing\u201d and Agyemang, arrived at the site, attacked them and attempted to steal their gold ore.<\/p>\n
Therefore, a struggle ensued between them and the workers raised the alarm and the robbers escaped.<\/p>\n
However, Agyemang, who drove the robbers to the site, was arrested by the town folks and handed over to the Police.<\/p>\n
Upon interrogation, Agyemang mentioned his accomplices, and Adjei was subsequently arrested. Meanwhile, the Police had mounted a search for the rest of the accomplices.<\/p>\n
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Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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