Man Jailed 18 Months For Stealing 'Akpeteshie' Distillation Pipe In Hohoe

• An 18-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 months in jail after stealing an 'akpeteshie' distillation pipe
• The convict, Olator Moses, confessed that he stole the pipe following a visit to the farm of the complainant
• At the Hohoe Circuit Court, 18-year-old Olator plead guilty to the charge and was convicted on his own plea

An 18-year-old farmer has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for stealing an ‘akpeteshie’ distillation pipe.

Olator Moses was convicted after pleading guilty to the charge during his arraignment at a Hohoe Circuit Court presided over by Michael Johnson Abbey.

According to Police Prosecutor, Chief Inspector Charles Aziati, the complainant, who is also a farmer, had made a cottage on his farm where he distilled local gin also known as akpeteshie.

On October 11, 2024, he said the complainant was at his farm cottage when Olator followed the complainant’s sister’s farmworker to the cottage and left.

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However, the following day at about 5 pm, the complainant, upon arriving on his farm, realised that a thief or thieves had stolen the metal pipe on his distillation tank valued at GH₵700.

Three days later, on October 14, 2024, Olator was arrested in a different theft case by some civilians and was taken to Logba Dzorkpe.

The complainant, who happened to be at the scene, interrogated the convict about his stolen distilling pipe and Olator admitted to the crime.

The complainant, following the confession, filed an official complaint against the convict after he was locked up behind police bars at Hohoe for a different theft case.

Olator’s caution statement was taken where he admitted to stealing the distillation pipe and later selling it to a scrap dealer at Hohoe Zongo for GH₵230.

The prpsecutor said the convict had also disclosed that he used GH₵90 for his transportation and the remaining GH₵140 was spent on food.

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Man nabbed for stealing church instruments

YEN.com.gh also reported that a young Ghanaian man, Ernest Tetteh, has been slapped with a 16-year jail term for stealing church instruments.

According to a UTV report at the time, Ernest was arrested on July 14, 2024, after robbing two churches in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipal area.

He made away with the instruments but was nabbed by the police after he attempted to sell four GSL speakers stolen from the Life of Christ Ministry.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh