{
  "id": 13662713,
  "title": "Tarkwa court jails labourer for three years over GH¢123,000 theft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/tarkwa-court-jails-labourer-for-three-years-over-gh-123-000-theft",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T06:29:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/tarkwa-court-jails-labourer-for-three-years-over-gh%c2%a2123000-theft/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nOn 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.\n\nTo 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.\n\nConsequently, 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.\n\nThe court ordered Nuredeen to refund the remaining GH¢40,000 to the complainant.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Nuredeen Issaka, 26, sentenced to 3 years hard labour",
    "Stealed GH¢123,000 from employer Abdul Rauf Usif",
    "Returned 40% of stolen money to Usif"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}