Accra: Kwabena Frimpong, a labourer, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Adenta Circuit Court for stealing three air-condition outdoor units. Frimpong committed the theft while working as a gardener for a retired lecturer residing in Amrahia, a suburb of Accra.
According to Ghana News Agency, Frimpong confessed to the court that he was driven to steal the units, valued at GHS12,000, due to financial difficulties after his pregnant wife requested money. He admitted to selling each unit for GHS1,000 to a friend named Ebenezer, whose whereabouts are currently unknown.
The presiding judge, Sarah Nyarkoa Nkansa, convicted Frimpong on his own plea and deferred the sentencing. Chief Inspector Eric Ransford Abban, leading the prosecution, revealed that Frimpong had been employed by the complainant for five years. In March, while performing his duties in the compound, Frimpong removed the air-condition units and fled the scene.
Frimpong was apprehended by police at a construction site near Kotoka International Airport after evading capture for some time. Despite admitting to selling the stolen items to Ebenezer, who resides in Dawhenya, Frimpong was unable to assist the police in recovering the units.
