The Ho Circuit Court has convicted and sentenced three armed robbers to a total of 19 years imprisonment. The convicted persons, Mercy Sokpe, 22, Atsu Kamasa, 25, and Godfred Dzidonu, 19, were sentenced on May 9, 2024.
According to the police, the three individuals planned to rob a 21-year-old man of his iPhone 6s valued at GH₵ 700 around the Ho central market on May 4, 2025. Mercy Sokpe initially approached the victim and requested to take a selfie with his phone, before signaling her accomplices to attack him with scissors and flee with the phone.
Godfred Dzidonu was arrested with the stolen phone and handed over to the police, who later arrested Mercy Sokpe and Atsu Kamasa from their hideouts. The three pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery, and were convicted and sentenced to three years each for conspiracy, with Atsu Kamasa and Godfred Dzidonu receiving additional five-year sentences for robbery.
The police have advised the public to be alert and vigilant, particularly when approached by strangers for help.
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