Three Teenagers Jailed 10 Years Each for Violent Machete Robbery in Boubai

Three 18-year-olds have each been sentenced to 10 years in prison for their involvement in a violent daylight robbery that left several residents of Boubai in the Asokore Mampong Municipality injured and traumatised.

The Atasemanso Circuit Court in Kumasi handed down the sentences on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, after Mamudu Issah, Samuel Takyi, and Alhassan Abubakari pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery and seven counts of robbery. Issah received an additional three-year sentence for causing harm, but all sentences will run concurrently.

The robbery occurred on the morning of July 1, 2025, between 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Armed with machetes, the trio and three unidentified accomplices, who remain at large, stormed the Boubai community on two unregistered motorbikes, attacking residents and robbing them of mobile phones, bags, and cash.

Swift action by local volunteers led to the arrest of the three suspects later that day at a hideout in Aboabo. The volunteers also recovered 10 mobile phones and three bags suspected to have been stolen and handed them over to the police.

The suspects were arraigned before the Atasemanso Circuit Court, where they admitted to all charges. Following sentencing, they were transferred to the Central Prisons in Kumasi to begin serving their terms.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Godwin Ahianyo, Head of the Public Affairs Unit in the Ashanti Region, commended the swift intervention of community members, highlighting the importance of public cooperation in crime fighting.

“We continue to encourage the public to support policing efforts and promptly report suspicious activities,” DSP Ahianyo urged.

Police say efforts are ongoing to locate and arrest the remaining accomplices.