19-Year-Old Jailed 15 Years for Robbery and Causing Harm at Asabi
Ahmed Mustapha pleaded guilty after attacking and robbing a 25-year-old man of his mobile phone at Asabi
- 19-year-old Ahmed Mustapha jailed 15 years for robbery
- Victim suffered cutlass wounds during the attack at Asabi
- Court convicted Mustapha after he pleaded guilty to both charges
A 19-year-old man, Ahmed Mustapha, has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for robbery and causing harm at Asabi in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region.
According to the Ashanti Regional Police Command, Mustapha was arrested on July 21, 2026, by the Asokore Mampong Night Patrol Team after a 25-year-old man was attacked and robbed of his mobile phone near the Presbyterian Church at Asabi.
Police said the suspect attempted to flee and hide in an uncompleted building when officers arrived at the scene. He was, however, pursued and arrested.
A mobile phone belonging to the victim and a cutlass believed to have been used in the attack were retrieved from the suspect.
The victim sustained cutlass wounds to his forehead, neck and left hand and was rushed to the KNUST Hospital for treatment. He later regained consciousness and was reported to be in stable condition.
Mustapha was arraigned before the Asokwa Circuit Court Two on July 27, 2026, on charges of robbery and causing harm. He pleaded guilty to both charges and was remanded in police custody.
On August 10, 2026, he was brought before the same court, presided over by Her Honour Vida Achiaa Yeboah, and was convicted and sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment with hard labour.
He has since been conveyed to the Kumasi Central Prisons to begin serving his sentence.
