Two men have been handed 17-year jail terms by the Amasaman Circuit Court after admitting to robbing two people with a pair of scissors at Agbazo, near the Golden Exotic Farm in Accra.
The convicts, 28 -year-old Lawrence Fumato, known as Rasta, and 20-year-old Daniel Dzoka, also called Alkaline, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and robbery, offences captured under Sections 23(1) and 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
According to the case details, the pair attacked their victims on November 12, 2025, and made away with a Royal 150 motorbike, three mobile phones (a Samsung, a Tecno Spark 8 and an itel keypad phone), as well as GH¢4,000.
Investigators picked up the suspects on November 17, 2025, following a tip-off from the community. They were put before the Amasaman Circuit Court on November 27, where they admitted to all the charges. The court later confirmed a 17-year custodial sentence for each of them.
In a statement released on November 29, 2025, the police commended residents for their cooperation and encouraged the public to report suspicious activity through emergency numbers 18555 or 191.
