Tarkwa Court Jails Unemployed For Possessing Firearms

A 20-year-old unemployed has been sentenced to five (5) years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for possessing firearms without authority.

The accused person Charles Frimpong, pleaded guilty and he was convicted on his own plea.

Prosecuting, Detective Chief Inspector Oscar Amponsah told the court presided over by His Honour Mr. Justice Emmanuel Bart Plange Brew that complainant are Asankra Breman neighborhood watch committee.

He narrated that in recent time, there has been robbery incident within asankra breman and its environs so the communities there decided to organized night patrols.

Detective chief inspector Oscar Amponsah said, on 23rd and 26th day of January this year, during their patrols accused Salifu Alale who is now at large was spotted in the community with a bag and on seeing them, abandoned the bag and fled into the bush.

The prosecutor said the bag was taken from the scene by the complainant and when searched, it was found to contain three manufactured pistols. Accused Salifu Alale was pursued but could not be arrested.

Detective Amponsah said upon a tip of accused Charles Frimpong was arrested as an accomplice and when interrogated in the presence of independent witness, he admitted the exhibits belongs to him and that he gave the weapons to Salifu Alale now at large.

Court has ordered police to destroy the pistols retrieved.