Driver jailed 15 years for attempted robbery
An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old driver to 15 years’ imprisonment for unlawful entry and attempting to rob his former employer. Emmanuel Akpatsa was convicted after the court found him guilty at the end of the trial. The prosecution, led by Inspector Priscilla Avorgah, told the court that Akpatsa entered the house of […]
According to the Accra Circuit Court, Emmanuel Akpatsa, a 32-year-old former driver, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to rob his former employer, Mr. Callistus Mahama, in Okpoi Gonno, off the Spintex Road. The prosecution, led by Inspector Priscilla Avorgah, alleged that Akpatsa entered Mr. Mahama's residence armed with a kitchen knife and demanded a motorbike.
The complainant, Gabriel Djanfosu, a 29-year-old houseboy and driver, was with three others at the time. The prosecution's witnesses established that Akpatsa had previously worked at the residence but quit and was compensated before returning to Accra on May 23, 2025. On May 24, Akpatsa allegedly obtained a kitchen knife from a drinking spot and scaled a wall into the residence to demand the motorbike.
Djanfosu defended himself with a cutlass and called for help, leading to Akpatsa's arrest. The convicted driver admitted to the charges during his statement to the Police.
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