Nigerian Nationals Jailed In Kumasi After Car Thefts
- Three Nigerians were jailed in Kumasi after being arrested in connection with some car thefts
- One suspect had pleaded guilty, while two others denied the charges and were put on trial for their crimes
- Police in a statement said the three convicts will serve their sentence at the Kumasi Central Prisons
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Three Nigerian nationals have been jailed after being convicted for a string of vehicle thefts targeting parked cars across Kumasi.
The three convicts are Francis Friday, Linus Agwazie, and Russell Ekenze.
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They were first arrested on June 20, 2025, after police linked them to multiple theft cases.
Legal proceedings commenced on July 22, 2025, at the Atasemanso Circuit Court, where Ekenze pleaded guilty to theft-related charges and was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour.
The other suspects, Friday and Agwazie, pleaded not guilty but were both found guilty after a trial and jailed for eight years each.
The three suspects also received an additional 20-year sentence on other charges to run concurrently with the previous sentence.
That same day, Circuit Court 1 ruled on additional charges against all three suspects.
Each was sentenced to 20 years with hard labour, also on two counts, and to run concurrently with their existing sentences.
Police in a statement said they will serve their sentence at the Kumasi Central Prisons.
Source: YEN.com.gh
