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Commercial sex worker jailed for swindling mechanic
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The commercial sex worker who swindled an Aflao-based mechanic after spending the night with him in a hotel in Accra, has been sentenced to six months in prison by an Accra Circuit Court.
The 22-year-old convict, Ms. Juliet FosuaAkos charged the victim, Mr Godwin Babate who had travelled from Aflao in the Volta Region to the national capital, Accra, to buy some spare parts at AbosseyOkai GH¢50.00 to spend the night with him at the Grand View Hotel, Kantamanto, on January 16, 2020, but ended up stealing all his foreign currency about CFA 2 million (GH¢23,500.00) and a mobile phone worth GH¢1,000.00.
Though she pleaded not guilty to the offence of stealing and was granted GH¢50,000.00 bail with two sureties who should be public servants and earning not less than GH¢1,500.00 a month, the Accra Circuit Court “One” presided by Madam Susana Eduful, however, found her guilty after a full trial and convicted her accordingly.
The prosecutor, Inspector Samuel Ahiabor pleaded with the court to release the GH¢200.00 cash, a silver chain, a gas cylinder and the mobile phone the police retrieved from the convict, to the victim.
MsFosua had earlier told the Railway Police who effected her arrest that she used part of the booty to buy the items and gave the breakdown as follows: That she bought the silver chain at GH¢460.00, a dress at GH¢100.00 and gave GH¢300.00 to her mother but failed to disclose where the rest of the money was.
According to the prosecutor, the victim is still roaming the streets of Accra homeless for the fear that those car owners who gave him the money to come to Accra and buy the spare parts to fix their vehicles, would not spare his life, if he returns to Aflao to give “a situationalreport”on the loss of their money.
The facts are that Mr. Godwin Babate came down to Accra on January 15, 2020 to buy some car parts and decided to engage a prostitute who he could spend the night with so he went to Okaishie in Accra and saw the convict.
Inspector Ahiabor said that in the course of bargaining, Juliet FosuaAkos charged the complainant (Mr. Babate) GH¢50.00 for the night and both of them went to a hotel to sleep.
He said that after the two persons had enjoyed themselves sexually, the victim dozed off so the convict saw it as an opportunity to steal CFA 2,005,000 (GH¢23,500.00) from a wardrobe and an Infinix mobile phone valued at GH¢1,000.00 and sneaked out of the hotel room.
The prosecutor said that when the mechanic woke up the following day at about 4:00am and detected the theft of his cash and mobile phone, he suspected no other person than the commercial sex worker who he enjoyed with at night.
According to Inspector Ahiabor the victim reported the matter to the hotel manager and he (hotel manager) accompanied him to the Railway Police Station to lodge an official complaint leading to the arrest of Ms. Juliet FosuaAkos in her hideout in Accra through the help of another person.
He said that the convict admitted the commission of the offence in her caution statement.
The police retrieved the item which included a silver chain, a gas cylinder, and amobile phone and an amount of GH¢200.00 cash from her.
By Castro Zangina- Tong
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it has successfully conducted constituency executive elections in 245 out of its 276 constituencies across the country.
The party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, said the exercise recorded an 88.7 per cent success rate and was conducted peacefully in the constituencies where voting took place.
In an update posted on his Facebook page, he said elections in 23 constituencies were put on hold because of various disputes.
He added that four constituencies Ningo Prampram, Atwima Mponua, Obuasi West and Trobu could not hold their elections due to last minute challenges.
According to him, the party’s National Steering Committee will also review election activities in Afigya Sekyere East, Adansi Asokwa, Bantama and Asante Akyem Central.
Mr Frimpong said the National Secretariat is committed to resolving all outstanding issues to ensure the successful completion of the constituency executive elections.
He expressed appreciation to members of the party for their support and discipline throughout the exercise.
“We extend our sincere appreciation to all Patriots for their commitment, discipline, and support, which contributed to the successful conduct of these elections,” he stated.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested two Nigerian nationals in connection with the murder of a 36-year-old Nigerian man at Sanzirigu in Tamale.
The suspects, identified as Daniel Victor Eze and David Oko Ewa, were arrested on Saturday, July 11, shortly after the body of Nkemujika Uzorchuku Eze was found in his bedroom.
According to the Police, preliminary investigations showed that the deceased lived in a three-bedroom apartment with his wife, Peace Uzorchuku, the two suspects and another Nigerian national, Godwin Nwafor.
The Police said officers began investigations after receiving a report that the deceased had been found lying in a pool of blood in his room.
A team that visited the scene found that he had suffered a deep cut to the forehead and had a towel stuffed into his mouth. The room had also been ransacked.
The Police said a wooden pestle believed to have been used in the attack, together with other items, was recovered from the scene for forensic examination.
The body was taken to the Tamale Teaching Hospital, where a medical officer confirmed him dead before it was deposited at the hospital mortuary for preservation and an autopsy.
According to the Police, intelligence-led operations led to the arrest of the two suspects at Tatale on the same day while they were allegedly attempting to escape into the Republic of Togo.
They were later handed over to the Tamale District Criminal Investigations Department to assist with investigations.
The Police said the suspects allegedly admitted during interrogation that they had conspired to kill the deceased because he had been withholding money they claimed was obtained through internet fraud.
A search conducted after their arrest led to the recovery of several items suspected to have been stolen from the deceased’s room, including mobile phones, laptop computers, a tablet, jewellery, clothing, wristwatches, personal documents and other valuables. The Police said the items have been kept as exhibits to support the investigations.
The suspects remain in Police custody and are expected to appear before court on Monday, July 13, to facilitate the ongoing investigations.
The Northern Regional Police Command said it remains committed to bringing everyone involved in the crime to justice and urged the public to provide credible information to help fight crime.
By: Jacob Aggrey
