Enchi: The Enchi District Magistrate Court in the Western North Region has handed down a fine of GHS3,000 to Christopher Kaidabi, a 29-year-old farmer, for stealing assorted items valued at GHS1,595 from a student. Kaidabi, known locally as Kwabena, admitted to charges of unlawful entry and theft.
According to Ghana News Agency, the court, led by Mr. Lawrence Buanor-Buer, sentenced Kaidabi to a GHS3,000 fine on each charge, with the sentences running concurrently. Additionally, the court mandated that Kaidabi compensate the complainant with GHS3,000. The court stipulated that both the fine and compensation should be paid at the same time, under penalty of a 24-month imprisonment with hard labor if defaulted.
The prosecution, led by General Sergeant Stephen Offei Asante, reported that the complainant resided in SK, while Kaidabi lived in a nearby cottage by Mumuni Camp in the Western Region. On May 11, 2025, the complainant left for the farm at 0900 hours, unintentionally leaving his door unlocked. Upon returning around noon, he discovered that his school bag, six shirts, two pairs of trousers, two pairs of sneakers, belt, three exercise books, and textbooks for English, Mathematics, and Integrated Science were missing.
General Sergeant Asante noted that the complainant suspected Kaidabi due to his reputation for similar incidents in the community, but initially, Kaidabi denied any involvement. However, on May 12, 2025, the complainant and his father confronted Kaidabi again on their way to Mumuni Camp, at which point he confessed to the theft. They brought him to Moses Kwaku Bronya, chairman of the Gravel Yard Neighbourhood Watch Committee, who then handed him over to the police in Samreboi.
During investigations, the accused revealed that he sold the shirts and trousers for GHS 300 to an individual named Kwabena in Domeabra near Mumuni Camp, but he did not assist the police in locating this person. Kaidabi also claimed to have left the books in his room, but a search uncovered no such items.
