The Central East Regional Police Command has on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, secured conviction of accused person, Kolie Samuel, aged 25.
The convict, Kolie Samuel, on July 10, 2025, at about 5:30am, at Millennium City near Golden Pride Preparatory School in the Gomoa East of the Central Region robbed a female victim and made away with her handbag containing an iphone 16 pro max and a purse which contained an unspecified amount of money.
Through intelligence-led investigations and also with the assistance of the victim, Kolie Samuel was tracked and arrested at his hide-out at Ngleshie Amanfro a suburb of Accra on July 10, 2025.
A search conducted on him led to the retrieval of the victim’s Iphone 16 pro max.
Other items found in his possession included one Dell laptop, 2 Itel mobile phones, one Nokia phone, one Alcatel mobile phone, one vodafone WiFi, two pairs of Airpods, one gold necklace, three wrist watches, one ladies’ purse, one wallet containing a health insurance card bearing the name Kwapong Sahnan and ten memory cards all believed to be proceeds of other robbery activities he may have embarked upon.
After thorough investigations, He was put before the Ofaakor Circuit Court on July 15, 2025, where he pleaded guilty to the charges of robbery and causing harm and was subsequently sentenced to 14 and 5 years imprisonment respectively, Sentences are to run concurrently.
The Central East Regional Police command remains resolute in its commitment to ensuring the safety and security of the public by bringing perpetrators of such crimes to face the full rigors of the law.