5 Robbers Jailed 195 Years By Nsuta Circuit Court
The Nsuta Circuit Court in the Ashanti North Region has sentenced five members of a robbery gang to a total of 195 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery.
The convicts — Kofi Adu alias K2, Owusu Patrick alias Ike, Francis Obeng alias Amani, Karim Nurudeen alias Kusheshe, and Akwasi Agyei alias Show Boy — pleaded guilty to the charges in two separate cases.
The court, presided over by His Honour Simon Nketia Gagah, delivered the sentence on April 30, 2026.
Two other suspects, identified as Edem and Okra, are currently on the run.
Kofi Adu, believed to be the leader of the gang, and Owusu Patrick received stiffer sentences due to their status as ex-convicts.
Adu was sentenced to 25 years on both counts in the first case and 50 years on both counts in the second case, while Patrick received 20 years on both counts in the first case and 40 years on both counts in the second case.
The remaining three convicts — Obeng, Nurudeen and Agyei — were each handed 20 years on both counts in both cases. All sentences are to run concurrently.
According to the Ashanti North Regional Police Command, the gang operated through deception and blackmail, targeting victims under the guise of gold business deals and spiritual consultations.
The group allegedly worked with individuals posing as fetish priests who claimed to have spiritual powers to extract gold from ancestral homes, a tactic they used to gain the trust of victims before attacking them.
Investigations revealed that the syndicate carried out several robbery operations between late 2025 and early 2026 at Kumawu, Effiduase, Ejisu, Bonwire and Yawnkrumakrom, extending their activities to parts of the Eastern and Western Regions.
The suspects were arrested between April 24 and 27, 2026, during intelligence-led operations by a Special Surveillance Team from Effiduase in collaboration with the Ashanti Regional Police Command.
The coordinated operations took place at Ejisu Asotwe, Donaso, Bonwire, Owen, Nkwankwanua and Akyenakrom.
Police say the suspects admitted their involvement during interrogation.
Items retrieved include a Toyota Matrix vehicle used in their operations, registration plate GN 886-19, five cutlasses, a hammer, a cutter, several mobile phones, talismans and other items belonging to victims.
In one incident, the gang attacked a fetish priestess at Baamang near Bonwire on December 28, 2025, assaulted her and stole GH¢7,600, as well as transferring GH¢1,200 from her mobile money account.
In another attack on December 31, 2025, at Dadease/Kumawu, the gang stormed a shrine and made away with GH¢20,000, mobile phones and a fugu containing GH¢45,000.
Ashanti North Regional Police Commander, DCOP Felix Apedo, has reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to fighting crime and urged the public to support the Police with timely information.
