Two individuals involved in a violent armed robbery incident that occurred in Atonsu Kuwait, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, have been jailed 15 years each.
The convicted persons Abass Kasim (26) and Daniel Morro a.k.a. “China” (25) together with three accomplices currently at large, attacked a resident, at his Atonsu Kuwait, Kumasi home on July 31, 2021, at about 2:30 a.m.
The gang, wielding a pistol and cutlasses, shot the victim in the abdomen, inflicted multiple cutlass wounds and robbed him of personal effects.
Items stolen during the attack included: One iPhone 11 mobile phone valued at GHS 5,500, One Samsung phone valued at GHS 500, Two Apple Watches valued at GHS 3,000, Two M.K. ladies’ handbags.
An unspecified quantity of jewelries, 600 US Dollars and an unspecified amount of Ghana Cedis were also retrieved.
Following police investigations, Abass Kasim was arrested on August 12, 2021, and during interrogation, admitted his involvement and subsequently led officers to the arrest of Daniel Morro, and a pistol used in the attack was later retrieved.
According to the Police, on Thursday August 19, 2021, they were arraigned before Kumasi Circuit Court 4, where they were initially remanded into custody after pleading not guilty.
However, after lengthy proceedings, the two reappeared in court on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, and were convicted and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on each count, including: Conspiracy to commit robbery, Robbery, Unlawful entry, Abetment of crime and Possession of firearms without authority.
“All sentences are to run concurrently.”
The convicts have since been transferred to the Central Prisons in Kumasi to begin serving their prison sentence.
