Adenta: Bolt driver jailed 25 years for cutlass attack and robbery of beautician at Mantey Farms

An Adenta Circuit Court has sentenced a 22-year-old motor mechanic and Bolt driver to 25 years' imprisonment in hard labour for attacking and robbing a beautician at Mantey Farms, Adenta.

Emmanuel Kofi Mensah pleaded guilty to the charge of robbery and was convicted on his own plea by the court, presided over by Angela Attachie.

The incident occurred on September 23, 2026, when the victim, Yvonne Dzane Dzifa, hired Mensah's Bolt service from Madina Zongo Junction to Adenta.

According to the prosecution, Mensah failed to stop when Dzifa reached her destination at Adenta Barrier. Instead, he locked the vehicle's doors and continued towards the Adenta-Dodowa road.

Mensah later drove to Mantey Farms, where he allegedly stopped and demanded Dzifa's handbag and other belongings.

When she refused, he reportedly pulled out a cutlass, threatened her and dragged her from the vehicle before repeatedly striking her as she held on to her bag.

The prosecution said Mensah eventually slashed Dzifa's left wrist and little finger, forcing her to release the bag.

The bag contained an iPhone 17 Pro Max valued at GH¢18,000, an iPhone 12 worth GH¢3,500, GH¢3,200 in cash and other personal belongings.

Mensah allegedly contacted an accomplice, who arrived at the scene on a motorbike. Dzifa, however, managed to take a backpack from the front seat of the vehicle and escaped into a nearby bush.

The two men reportedly pursued her with the cutlass but failed to retrieve the backpack. Dzifa then scaled the fence of a nearby house and remained there until the following morning, when the landlord notified the Police.

Police officers subsequently rescued her and found a tablet and mini-laptop in the backpack, which were suspected to be stolen property.

Dzifa, who had sustained a deep cutlass wound to her wrist and little finger, as well as bruises across her body, was later treated at Pantang Government Hospital after reporting the incident.

Mensah was arrested the following day after taking the iPhone 17 Pro Max to an Apple shop at Madina Zongo Junction to sell it.

The shop owner reportedly recognised Dzifa's picture on the phone and became suspicious that it had been stolen, leading to Mensah's arrest and subsequent handover to the Police.

A search of Mensah uncovered the cutlass allegedly used in the attack, concealed in his shorts.

Prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Maxwell Lanyo, said Mensah admitted the offence in his caution statement and pleaded for forgiveness.

The court was also told that Mensah claimed the Bolt vehicle belonged to a Nigerian friend but had been unable to identify the owner or the accomplice who allegedly assisted him.

Police investigations are continuing to identify and arrest the other suspect.

Source: GNA