Armed robber sentenced to 19 years imprisonment for attacking pregnant Nigerian woman in Ghana
A 25-year-dilapidated armed robber, Paul Avortide, has been sentenced to 19 years imprisonment for attacking a pregnant Nigerian girl all one of many easiest ways by a violent theft in Ghana. The Volta Regional Police Justify announced the successful conviction and sentencing in an announcement issued by the Ghana Police Service on July 5, 2025. Avortide alias “Tinted” became sentenced on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, on the Ho Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Osman Abdul Hakeem, Esq. The case stems from a violent theft that happened on Could maybe honest 21, 2025, at around 4:00 a.m. at Tsikpota shut to New Housing, Ho. The conviction became secured on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, on the Ho Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Osman Abdul Hakeem, Esq.The case stems from a violent theft that happened on Could maybe honest 21, 2025, at around 4:00 a.m. at Tsikpota shut to New Housing, Ho. Armed with a machete, Avortide accosted the pregnant Nigerian girl, Ogechi Chidiebere, who became on her approach to the Ho Municipal Health center for antenatal care. He threatened her and made away with GHS 3,000 and her Tecno Spark 30c smartphone, valued at GHS 2,500. Subsequent police investigations ended in a breakthrough on June 19, 2025, when officers arrested 23-year-dilapidated Harmony Nbonu, furthermore known as “Arab Cash,” on the Ho predominant market. Nbonu became stumbled on in possession of the stolen phone and published all one of many easiest ways by interrogation that Avortide had equipped it to him for GHS 850. Performing on this lead, police mounted a coordinated operation that ended in the arrest of Avortide in Matse, a suburb of Ho, where he became attempting to soar the township. Following his arrest, Avortide became charged with theft under Half 149 of the Prison Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), as amended by Act 646. Nbonu faced a fee of dishonestly receiving stolen property under Half 146 of the same Act. At trial, Avortide pleaded guilty to the theft fee and became convicted on his hold plea. He became sentenced to 19 years in reformatory with onerous labour. Nbonu, nonetheless, became acquitted and discharged. Avortide has since been handed over to the Ho Regional Reformatory authorities to initiate serving his sentence. In an announcement, the Volta Regional Police Justify reiterated its dedication to rooting out crime and bringing offenders to justice. “The Justify stays resolute in its efforts to trace down and lift to justice all those that pose a threat to peace and safety in the Assign,” the statement acknowledged.
