Kasoa: 25-year-old jailed 14 years for Millennium City robbery

The Central East Regional Police Command has secured a conviction against 25-year-old Kolie Samuel for a daylight robbery incident at Millennium City in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.

According to a police statement issued on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, the robbery occurred around 5:30 a.m. on July 10, near the Golden Pride Preparatory School.

Samuel is said to have attacked a female victim and forcibly snatched her handbag, which contained an iPhone 16 Pro Max and a purse with cash.

Following intelligence-led investigations and support from the victim, police tracked Samuel to his hideout at Ngleshie Amanfro, a suburb of Accra, and arrested him the same day.

During the operation, officers recovered the stolen iPhone along with other suspected stolen items, including a Dell laptop, several mobile phones, AirPods, wristwatches, and a gold necklace.

Samuel was arraigned before the Ofaakor Circuit Court on July 15, where he pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and causing harm.

The court subsequently sentenced him to 14 years in prison for robbery and 5 years for causing harm, with the sentences to run concurrently.

DSP Victor Kofi Dosoo, Head of Public Affairs for the Central East Region, reiterated the command’s commitment to public safety and the swift prosecution of criminal offenders.

Read the full statemet below:

In case of reply the number and                                            Public Affairs Unit

Date of this letter should be quoted                                      Ghana Police Service

My Ref. No: CERHQ.14/VOL.1/12                                       Central East Region

Kasoa

 

 

16th July, 2025

 

PRESS RELEASE

CENTRAL EAST REGIONAL POLICE SECURES CONVICTION IN ROBBERY CASE AT MILLENIUM CITY

  1. The Central East Regional Police Command has on Tuesday 15 July, 2025 secured conviction of accused person, Kolie Samuel, aged 25.
  2. The convict Kolie Samuel on July 10, 2025 at about 5:30am, at Millennium City near Golden Pride Preparatory School in the Gomoa East of the Central Region robbed a female victim and made away with her handbag containing an iphone 16 pro max and a purse which contained an unspecified amount of money.
  3. Through intelligence-led investigations and also with the assistance of the victim, Kolie Samuel was tracked and arrested at his hide-out at Ngleshie Amanfro a suburb of Accra on 10 July, 2025. A search conducted on him led to the retrieval of the victims Iphone 16 pro max. Other items found in his possession included one Dell laptop, 2 Itel mobile phones, one Nokia phone, one Alcatel mobile phone, one vodafone WiFi, two pairs of Airpods, one gold necklace, three wrist watches, one ladies’ purse, one wallet containing a health insurance card bearing the name Kwapong Sahnan and ten memory cards all believed to be proceeds of other robbery activities he may have embarked upon.
  4. After thorough investigations, He was put before the Ofaakor Circuit Court on, 15  July, 2025 where he pleaded guilty to the charges of robbery and causing harm and was subsequently sentenced to 14 and 5 years imprisonment respectively, Sentences are to run concurrently.
  5. The Central East Regional Police command remains resolute in its commitment to ensuring the safety and security of the public by bringing perpetrators of such crimes to face the full rigors of the law.

 

Signed

DSP VICTOR KOFI DOSOO

HEAD OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

CENTRAL EAST REGION

Source: AdomOnline

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