An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced an unemployed man to 2 years in jail for stealing electrical cables in La, Accra.
Ebenezer Tetteh was convicted on his personal plea after admitting to the crime, although the courtroom was unable to find out the proprietor or worth of the stolen cables. Presiding over the case, Choose Sedinam Awo Kwadam dominated that Tetteh’s rationalization solely bolstered his responsible plea. The courtroom additional ordered that the cables stay in police custody till their rightful proprietor may come ahead with proof of possession.
The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Daniel Ofori Appiah, revealed that the complainants and key witnesses within the case have been law enforcement officials from the Cantonment Division. Tetteh, who resides in Apapa, a suburb of La, was caught within the early hours of twentieth February 2025 throughout a routine police patrol.
At round 1:00 a.m., officers stopped a taxi close to the La Palm Royal Seaside Lodge and, upon conducting a routine search, found a bundle {of electrical} cables. Tetteh, who was onboard the taxi, claimed possession however failed to offer a reputable rationalization. His imprecise responses raised additional suspicion, prompting the officers to escort him, together with the cables, to the La Police Station for additional questioning.
Throughout investigations, Tetteh ultimately admitted to stealing the cables however was unable to specify the place he had taken them from. In the meantime, police are nonetheless working to determine and call the rightful proprietor of the stolen property.
In a associated incident, 35-year-old forex trader, Benjamin Appiah Boateng, has been remanded into police custody by the Accra Circuit Court, facing charges of fraud and theft. The accused is alleged to have defrauded two people, Mr Berry Kwadwo Agyapong and Mr David Burke, out of great sums — USD$300,000 and GH₵10,445,000, respectively.
In accordance with the courtroom’s proceedings, Boateng, a resident of Oyibi, allegedly persuaded Mr Agyapong and Mr. Burke to put money into cryptocurrency, significantly UDST, by platforms equivalent to Binance. Boateng, who offered himself as a talented foreign exchange dealer with a profitable funding historical past, lured the victims with guarantees of excessive returns.
Mr. Agyapong, who first invested USD$300,000, later launched Mr Burke, a businessman, to Boateng’s funding alternative. Initially, Mr Burke invested GH₵555,000 however later elevated his whole funding to GH₵9,890,000, trusting Boateng’s assurances of regular income and dividends.
Nevertheless, when Mr Burke sought to withdraw his funding and dividends, Boateng stopped responding to his communications. Mr Agyapong and Mr Burke each made a number of makes an attempt to contact Boateng, however these efforts have been unsuccessful.
