Tarkwa court jails labourer for three years over GH¢123,000 theft
The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced Nuredeen Issaka, a 26-year-old labourer, to three years imprisonment in hard labour for stealing money belonging to his employer at Essamang Kakraba in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality.
In a recent legal proceeding at the Tarkwa Circuit Court, 26-year-old labourer Nuredeen Issaka received a three-year sentence of hard labour for stealing GH¢123,000 from his employer. Mr. Issaka pleaded guilty to the charges of theft and unlawful entry. The victim, Abdul Rauf Usif, is the sales manager of Mumud Atiiga Enterprise, a motorcycle and tricycle dealership.
On March 20, 2026, Mr. Usif received a sum of GH¢123,000 from a customer to purchase three tricycles. However, the tricycles were not immediately available for delivery, so Mr. Usif kept the money in his room at the company's premises. On April 21, 2026, he discovered that the money was missing from his backpack.
To uncover the culprit, Mr. Usif concealed his mobile phone in the room to secretly record any activities. When he checked his phone on the same day, he noticed that Nuredeen had accessed his bag and stolen GH¢120. The prosecutor presented this evidence to the court.
Consequently, police apprehended Nuredeen on April 25, 2026. He confessed to the theft, providing details about the money he sent to others. The prosecutor revealed that Nuredeen had sent GH¢61,000 to Alhaji Mahmud, GH¢22,000 to Illiasu Yahaya, and the remaining GH¢17,103 to an unnamed individual. Alhaji Mahmud and Illiasu Yahaya returned their respective amounts, but Nuredeen claimed he spent some of the money on food and clothes.
The court ordered Nuredeen to refund the remaining GH¢40,000 to the complainant.
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