19-year-old sentenced to 15 years for robbery and causing harm at Asabi

A 19-year-old man, Ahmed Mustapha, has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for robbery and causing harm at Asabi in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region.

The sentence follows a violent attack on a 25-year-old man who was robbed of his mobile phone near the Presbyterian Church at Asabi on July 21, 2026.

According to a press release issued by the Ashanti Regional Police Command on August 12, 2026, Mustapha was arrested the same day by the Asokore Mampong Night Patrol Team after the police received information about the attack.

The patrol team proceeded to the scene, where the suspect reportedly attempted to escape and hide inside an incomplete building. The officers pursued him and successfully arrested him.

A search conducted on the suspect led to the recovery of the victim’s mobile phone and a cutlass suspected to have been used in the attack. The items were subsequently retrieved as exhibits.

The victim sustained cutlass wounds to his forehead, neck and left hand during the attack. He was conveyed to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Hospital for medical treatment.

The victim later regained consciousness and was reported to be in stable condition.

Mustapha was arraigned before the Asokwa Circuit Court Two on July 27, 2026, where he was charged with robbery and causing harm.

The case was presided over by Her Honour Vida Achiaa Yeboah.

The accused pleaded guilty simpliciter to both charges and was subsequently remanded into police custody to reappear before the court for sentencing.

On August 10, 2026, Mustapha was brought before the same court, where he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment with hard labour.

Following the sentence, the convict was conveyed to Kumasi Central Prisons, where he has begun serving his prison term.

The case highlights the swift response of the Asokore Mampong Night Patrol Team, whose intervention led to the suspect’s arrest shortly after the attack and the recovery of the victim’s phone and the alleged weapon.

Background

Police initially reported that the attack occurred at about 12:20 a.m. on July 21, when the victim was found unconscious near the Presbyterian Church at Asabi. Officers who responded to the distress call spotted the suspect fleeing and subsequently arrested him after a chase. The victim was taken to KNUST Hospital, where he was later found conscious and in stable condition.

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