Six Year Jail Sentence for Stealing Two Mobile Phones

A court in Ghana has sentenced a 19-year old to six years in jail for stealing two mobile phones, plus some cash from a taxi driver. Julius Atumba was the neighbour of the taxi driver, Hamza Ali and was reported to have broken into his house while he was attending the funeral of his father.

Police Chief Inspector Fandoh said that Atumba stole GH¢1,000 in cash and a Motorola phone valued GH¢30, reported the local GhanaWeb. When the taxi driver's wife, Portia returned, she found out the room had been ransacked, and on her way to inform her mother, she was attacked by Atumba, who stole her Nokia Phone at the cost of GH¢50.

At the police station, a witness, Abubakari Adamu told the police that he together with the landlord arrested Atumba on the day he ransacked the room, saying that an amount of GH¢560 was found on him (being part of the GH¢1,000) but he was set free when it was agreed that he would refund the total amount.

Upon interrogation, he admitted the offence and confessed using the money on clothes whereas he sold the phones at GH¢7. The police then charged and arraigned him.

Posted to the site on 14th November 2008