Accra: Two employees of a company located at Baatsonaa in Accra, who stole GHC55,000, have been sentenced to three years imprisonment each. Appearing before an Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday, Hassana Mohammed, a cashier, and Joshua Nyama, a private security guard, pleaded guilty to their respective charges. Hassana was charged with stealing, while Nyama was held for abetment of crime.
According to Ghana News Agency, the court, presided over by Mrs. Sedinam Awo Kwadam, had earlier convicted Nyama on his plea and sentenced him to three years imprisonment. It, however, deferred Hasana's sentence to today to enable her to undergo a pregnancy test. The test, which was produced in court on Tuesday, tested negative, and the court proceeded to sentence her upon receipt of the pregnancy test results.
The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Daniel Ofori-Appiah, told the court that the complainant was the owner of Aseda Wholesale and Retails shop at Baatsonaa. The accused persons worked at the complainant's shop as a cashier and a security guard. On January 27, 2025, the complainant gathered information that Hasana had been stealing from her shop. The prosecution said the complainant began to monitor her and realized that she had stolen cash in the sum of GHC55,000.
When the complainant questioned Hasana, she admitted to having stolen some monies based on the advice of Nyama. The prosecution noted that Nyama advised Hasana to delete entries of sales from her software and make false statements to customers, claiming that due to network failure, receipts for items bought could not be issued. Hasana stole the amounts within two weeks from the complainant, based on Nyama's advice, and used GHC17,100 to rent a single room apartment at Nungua, which she was yet to occupy.
Additionally, Hasana purchased other items with the money, including two Samsung mobile phones valued at GHC2,750, groceries, and personal effects. During investigations, the two Samsung mobile phones, groceries, the wardrobe, and cash of GHC2,000 were retrieved from Hasana. The prosecution said it was also established that Nyama was caught on tape advising and encouraging Hasana to commit the crime. The Ghana News Agency gathered that Hasana refunded GHC5,000 out of the stolen amount.
