A Ho Circuit Court presided over by Madam Priscilla Dikro, has sentenced Francis Akogo, 19, a farmer, to 12 months imprisonment for attacking a police officer with a metal hammer.<\/p>\n
Akogo pleaded guilty and was sentenced on four counts of possessing narcotic drugs, resisting arrest, causing harm and possessing a firearm without authority.<\/p>\n
He was sentenced to six months imprisonment on two counts, 12 months on the third count, and 12 months on the fourth count, to run concurrently.<\/p>\n
Prosecuting, DSP Samuel Boateng, told the court that on November 2, 2017, at about 12:00 noon, the Police Officer received information that Akogo was selling dried leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp to some youth at Hordzo, a suburb near Ho.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor said the Police Officer quickly went to the location at Hordzo and found Akogo resting under a tree.<\/p>\n
The court was told that, upon seeing the Police, Akogo picked a metal hammer and hit him on the forehead, but he was later overpowered by the Police.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor said the dried leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp were found in a sack with a locally manufactured gun in his room during a\u00a0search.<\/p>\n
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Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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