The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced three men to 20 years’ imprisonment each for their involvement in an armed robbery incident at Bene-ne-Bene near Jacobu in the Ashanti Region.
The convicts — Peter Boadi, also known as Kwao Ziggy, Daniel Kwaku Owusu, and Eric Kwaku Danso — were found guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery, contrary to Sections 23(1) and 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
According to the Ashanti South Police Intelligence Directorate (PID), the robbery occurred on April 29, 2024, around 11:00 p.m., when two Chinese nationals and two Ghanaians — Joseph Eghan (39) and Joseph Boadu (29) — were attacked by four armed men while returning from the Bene-ne-Bene Forest near Jacobu after loading excavators for transport to Anwiankwanta.
The assailants reportedly made away with two iPhones, ₵7,000 in cash, and forced one of the Chinese victims to transfer ₵30,000 via mobile money to an MTN number registered in the name of Esther Opoku.
Police investigations led to the arrest of Esther Opoku on June 15, 2024, at Obuasi. During interrogation, she identified the three convicts — Boadi, Owusu, and Danso — as the masterminds behind the robbery. She confessed that she received the mobile money transfer, withdrew the funds, and handed them over to the robbers, receiving ₵1,000 as her share.
Further police intelligence resulted in the arrest of Eric Kwaku Danso at Fiankoma and Daniel Kwaku Owusu at Patrensa near Konongo on June 19, 2024. Both suspects admitted their involvement during questioning.
On September 30, 2024, Peter Boadi (Kwao Ziggy) was arrested in connection with another offence and handed over to the police. A search at his residence in Obuasi Bogobiri led to the discovery of a foreign Bruna pistol loaded with a cartridge, three rounds of ammunition, and a locally manufactured pistol concealed in a plastic container.
The three were subsequently arraigned before the Bekwai Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Mr. Appiatu, who found them guilty after trial and sentenced each of them to 20 years’ imprisonment on October 27, 2025.
Source:Lovinghananews.com
