Two Nigerians men bags 40yrs imprisonment for robbing in Ghana

Two Nigerians men identified as Bright Okwara and Ferdinand Obi, have bagged 40 years imprisonment with hard labour for robbery in Ghana.

The convicts, who reportedly committed that crime after the victim had withdrawn the money from a bank at Kasoa, are said to have carted away a total of GH¢11,800

It was gathered that The two Nigerians were on motorbikes, monitoring the activities of the victim after he withdrew the money from the bank, the court heard.

According to Detective Sargent Addai Boamah, the suspects followed the victim from Kasoa New Market to Market Junction, where they robbed him.

His Lordship Ebenezer Osei of the Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court handed them the sentence on Monday, October 3, after they were found guilty of robbing a mobile money vendor in broad daylight on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

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