Tarkwa: A 19-year-old illegal miner, Enoch Buamah, has been sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labour by the Tarkwa District Court One for stealing a bag of alligator pepper. He pleaded guilty and asked the court for mercy, but the sentence was delivered by Mr. Charles Owusu Nsiah, who presided over the case.
According to Ghana News Agency, the prosecution, led by Inspector of Police Patrick Essien, detailed that the complainant, Fuseini Amadu, is a farmer residing in Kofi Gyan in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality. In December 2024, Amadu harvested his alligator pepper and left it to dry on a mat at his farm cottage.
On December 12, 2024, while Amadu was away, Buamah, who lived nearby, went to the farm cottage with an empty fertilizer bag and stole the alligator pepper valued at GHS600.00. Upon returning, Amadu discovered the theft and sought assistance from local community announcers to help locate the missing produce.
Through the announcement, Amadu received a tip-off that Buamah was seen on the day of the incident carrying a fertilizer bag from the farm cottage. Inspector Essien stated that the unit committee task force was informed, leading to Buamah's arrest. He was found with a fertilizer bag filled with the stolen alligator pepper.
Buamah was subsequently handed over to the Aboso police, along with the evidence, and a formal complaint was made, resulting in his conviction.
