Two Nigerians Sentenced To 40yrs Imprisonment For Robbing A Mobile Money Vendor In Ghana

Bright Okwara and Ferdinand Obi, Nigerian nationals have reportedly bagged 40 years imprisonment with hard labor to engaging in robbery activities in the Central region.

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



A total of GH11,800 is believed to have been taken by the convicts, who allegedly perpetrated the crime after the victim withdrew the money from a Kasoa bank.

After the victim withdrew the money from the bank, the two Nigerians followed his movements while riding around on motorcycles, the court was informed.

The culprits followed the victim from Kasoa New Market to Market Junction, where they robbed him, claims Detective Sargent Addai Boamah.

Despite the fact that the suspects were successful in stealing the victim, he claimed that he pursued them on his motorcycle, crashed into them, and caught them.