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  "id": 10881512,
  "title": "Court jails man 25 months for setting three vehicles ablaze",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/court-jails-man-25-months-for-setting-three-vehicles-ablaze-10881512",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-30T06:29:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghana Business News",
    "slug": "ghana-business-news",
    "url": "https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2026/09/30/court-jails-man-25-months-for-setting-three-vehicles-ablaze/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Accra Circuit Court 10 has sentenced Emmanuel Lewis Ebuka, a 35-year-old man, to 25 months' imprisonment with hard labor for setting three vehicles on fire at a mechanic shop. The incident occurred in July 2025 at the Teshie Fertilizer workshop in Accra. Ebuka, an unemployed man with no fixed residence, was seen sleeping in one of the vehicles parked at the complainant's workshop. Upon his return on August 8, 2025, at midnight, he allegedly smoked inside a Chrysler Voyager, causing it to catch fire. The smoke then spread to three other vehicles, including a Ford Ranger, a Toyota 4Runner, and a Toyota Tacoma, destroying the Chrysler Voyager, Ford Ranger, and Toyota 4Runner entirely, while the Toyota Tacoma suffered partial damage. The total value of the destroyed vehicles was GH¢195,000. Ebuka was arrested and admitted to the offense, leading to his conviction and sentencing for three counts of unlawful damage, all to run concurrently.",
  "summary": "The Accra Circuit Court 10 has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 25 months' imprisonment with hard labour for setting fire to vehicles at a mechanic shop, resulting in the destruction of three cars, valued at GH¢195,000. The post Court jails man 25 months for setting three vehicles ablaze appeared first on Ghana Business News .",
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        "title": "Court jails man 25 months for setting three vehicles ablaze",
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