By Sarah Frimpong, GNA
Kumasi. March 21, GNA - Two drivers, who conspired to rob a taxi driver of his car, mobile phone and cash, have been jailed 20 years each, by a Kumasi Circuit Court.
Messrs Clement Kwadwo Senyanta and Bright Avornyo, the convicts, first assaulted, dazed the cab driver’s eyes with powdered pepper, and pulled him out the car, after which, they sped the taxi off with his Samsung S-7 mobile phone, valued at GH¢1,200.00 and a cash of GH¢600.00.
They pleaded guilty to the charges of conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery.
Prosecuting, ASP Florence Adda, told the Court that the two convicts were residents of Atwima Boko, near Kumasi while Osei Bonsu, the complainant and a cab driver, lived at Krofrom, a Kumasi suburb.
The Court presided over by Madam Patricia Amponsah, heard that the incident happened on February 11, 2019 at about 1300 hours, when the complainant driving his Toyota Corolla Taxi cab with registration number, GR-491-10, was hired by the convicts at Bantama to convey them to Agric Nzema, both suburbs in Kumasi.
The court said he obliged and set off to the destination. On reaching Agric Nzema, the accused persons requested to alight at the Agric College area.
At a spot closer to that precincts, they ordered the cab driver to stop and he did.
Senyanta, who sat in the back seat, then grabbed complainant’s head from behind and gave him a hefty slap on one cheek, after which he splashed his eyes with the hot powdered spice.
The Court further heard that, Senyanta subsequently pushed him out of the car and Avornyo, his accomplice, took charge of the driving seat and drove off.
The complainant cried for help and after some ‘Good Samaritans’ assisted him to find his way home, he reported the case to the police.
On March 5, 2019, the police, upon a tip-off, arrested the convicts at Kukuom, near Goaso in the Ahafo Region, where they intercepted the stolen vehicle and arrested the convicts.
They were subsequently charged after investigations and arraigned before the Court.
GNA
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