Asante abuakwa: Two friends have been remanded into prison custody by the Asante Abuakwa circuit court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti region for allegedly robbing two brothers at Abuakwa-Sepaase, also in the municipality. Albert Mensah, 18, unemployed, and Bismark Yeboah, an excavator operator's apprentice, also 18 years old, pleaded not guilty and will return before the court on September 12.
According to Ghana News Agency, Police Chief Inspector Evans Ayimbisa, prosecuting, informed the court presided over by Mr. Jephthah Appau that Mensah and Yeboah, friends residing in Sepaase and Adwafo respectively, confronted the complainants, Alex Duah and Blessing Duah, who are both tilers and tricycle (Pragyia) riders residing at Sepaase. On August 18, around midnight, the Duah brothers were on their tricycle discussing a fare with two ladies who sought their services to Abuakwa.
The prosecution stated that the accused approached the scene, demanded the victims' mobile phones, and assaulted Blessing Duah, seizing his iPhone 11 Pro Max valued at GHC 2,600.00 and 800 cedis in cash. They attempted to rob Alex Duah, but Blessing intervened, prompting Mensah to stab Blessing in the back with a kitchen knife, causing a deep cut before the assailants fled.
Some bystanders responded to the victim's screams, rushed him to the Abuakwa polyclinic, and subsequently transferred him to the Kwadaso SDA hospital, where he was treated for two days before being discharged. A report was filed with the Abuakwa police, leading to Mensah's arrest at his Sepaase residence. Following Mensah's arrest, Yeboah's relatives apprehended him and handed him over to the police. In their caution statements, both admitted to the crime, and after further investigations, they were charged and brought before the court.
