A 19-year-old man, Ahmed Mustapha, has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment with hard labour by the Asokwa Circuit Court Two in the Ashanti Region for robbery and causing harm.
Mustapha was arrested on July 21, 2026, after allegedly attacking and robbing a 25-year-old man of his mobile phone near the Presbyterian Church at Asabi. He was arrested by the Asokore Mampong Night Patrol Team while attempting to hide in an incomplete building.
Police recovered the victim’s mobile phone and a cutlass believed to have been used in the attack. The victim sustained cutlass wounds to his forehead, neck and left hand and was treated at KNUST Hospital.
Mustapha pleaded guilty to both charges when he appeared before the court on July 27. On August 10, the court convicted him and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. He has since been sent to Kumasi Central Prisons to begin serving his sentence.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has commended the night patrol team for its swift response and urged the public to continue providing timely information to the Police to help combat crime.
