THE Hohoe Circuit Court has sentenced Wisdom Klukpui, alias Cash-credit, a mason, to three years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing various items worth GH¢3,340 belonging to Rev. Ernest Adulai, the Head Pastor of the Assemblies of God Church at Hohoe.
The convict pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing and was convicted on his own plea.
Two of Klukpui’s accomplices, Evans Wemega, alias Foreigner, an auto mechanic and Nii Adjei Sowah, a liner, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, have been remanded in prison custody at Kpando.
They will reappear before the court presided over by Mr E.K. Bosompem–Apenkwa on March 23, 2010.
Another suspect, Richard Boakye, a bus conductor of the Metro Bus Service at Ho, who was charged with dishonestly receiving, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢3,000.
Yao Tsigbe, alias Ogboo Nana, a labourer, another suspect who was charged of being in possession of implements intended for unlawful entry, died in the course of investigations.
Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Samuel Gbedemah said at midnight on December 31, 2009, while Rev. Adulai and his family were worshipping at the church at Hohoe to usher in the New Year, Tsigbe had also hosted Klukpui, Wemega and Adjei Sowah for an ‘operation’ during which the gang broke into the pastor’s residence at Torkoni, a suburb of Hohoe and stole items worth GH¢ 3,340.
The prosecutor said the items included one laptop, jewellery, a digital wrist watch, satellite decoder with DSTV card, Kasapa mobile phone, a towel, sound system, a set of home theatre and cash of GH¢200.
According to Chief Inspector Gbedemah, on January 19, 2010, the police upon a tip-off arrested Tsigbe in whose room some of the stolen items were found.Also found were an axe, pliers, two screw drivers and a chisel concealed in a black bag.
He said eight days later, the police moved to Ho, having heard that some of the stolen items were been sold there.
Chief Inspector Gbedemah said the police arrested Wemega who had been remanded into the Ho Prisons for a similar theft case.
He said Wemega was brought to Hohoe to assist in their investigations after his room had been searched and the satellite DSTV decoder belonging to Rev. Adulai was found.
Chief Inspector Gbedemah said during interrogation, Wemega mentioned Adjei Sowah as an accomplice, only for the police to realise that he had also been arrested by the Ho Police in another theft case and was in prison custody.
The prosecutor added that further police investigations led to the arrest of Boakye, who was in possession of some of the stolen items.
He said during interrogation, Boakye mentioned Klukpui and Wemega as the persons who brought the sound systems to him.
After investigations,the suspects were charged with the offences and put before court.
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