Kwame Asare and Bismark Kobby, both unemployed and aged 20, were fined GHS 6,000.00 each by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region for stealing at Bonteso in the Amansie West District.
They pleaded guilty to conspiracy and stealing and were convicted on their own pleas. The court, presided over by Mr Robert Addo, ordered a three‑month prison term for each in default of the fine.
Police Sergeant Ernest Derry, the prosecuting officer, told the court that the complainant, Nana Osei Kwadwo, is a businessman and the convicts were both residents of Bonteso. He said on September 5, 2026, at about 11:30 hours, the two friends went to the complainant’s house and stole his excavator engine blade, control board and other items, all valued at GHS 144,000.
The complainant conducted his own investigation, and with the help of some neighbours, the convicts were arrested and handed over to the Ahwerewa police. In their caution statement, they admitted to stealing and cited hardship at Bonteso as the reason for the theft, claiming that there was “too much hunger in the town,” so they were going to feed on the proceeds from the sale of the stolen items.
They then revealed to the police that the items were sold for GHS 6,500 to one Obolo, who is now at large.
