A Sogakope Circuit Court, presided over by Isaac Addo, has sentenced three armed robbers to 20 years’ imprisonment each for robbing a motorbike rider of his Haojue motor. The convicts are Godsway Sedofia 19, Seraphim Torgbor 18 and Destiny Adzakpo 18. They pleaded not guilty to the charges of robbery. The Court, however, found them guilty after the trial and convicted them to 20 years’ imprisonment each in hard labour. According to the Police, efforts are underway to arrest one Robert Sedofia, who is said to be connected to the crime but is now on the run.
Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Seidu Kodua told the Court that in December last year, the convict Godsway Sedofia hired the services of a motorbike rider from the Akatsi central market to Atidzive. He said on reaching a section of the road, the convict ordered him to stop, pointing a pistol at him, and with the assistance of his accomplices, Destiny Adzakpo and Robert Sedofia who at the time had laid ambush in a nearby bush, robbed the victim of his Haojue motorbike with registration number M-21- VR 3225 and its crash helmet. He said the victim later informed his friends who are also motorbike riders to look out for his bike.
According to the prosecution, later the victim had a tip-off that Godsway and one Seraphim Torgbor were seen on a motorbike speeding through Glikpome town near Atidzive. Mr Kodua said the victim and his friends proceeded to the house of Godsway and got him arrested in his room at Glikpome with the victim’s crash helmet in his possession.
Chief Inspector Kodua said Godsway admitted the offence in his caution statement and mentioned Torgbor, Destiny and Sedofia as his accomplices leading to the arrest of the two at their hideout at Glikpome on December 24, 2021.
He said during interrogation, Destiny said he and the gang leader Sedofia had parked the said motorbike on the premises of the Keta Municipal Hospital. He said the Police took Destiny to the said hospital, where the motorbike was retrieved.
According to the Prosecution told the court that Torgbor in his caution statement said he only participated in the planning of the act but did not take part in the robbery.
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