Adrah would serve six months imprisonment if he defaulted in paying the fine.

The Court, presided over by Mr. Derick Parden Eshun, also made Adrah to sign a bond of good behaviour for 12 months or, in default, serve three months in prison.

It further granted bail in the sum of GH₵ 6,000 with one surety to Isaac Adukor, a 17-year-old sales representative and an accomplice of Adrah, for making a similar claim.

With Adukor, because of his age, the case has been adjourned to May 14 and referred to the Social Enquiry Investigative Department to investigate the conduct of the juvenile before the court can give judgement.

The two pleaded guilty to two counts of publication of false news and deceiving a public officer.

Inspector Tetteh Nartey, prosecuting, told the court that the complainants were police officers stationed at the Adjei Kojo District Police Command.

On April 6, 2024, the police received a distress call about some disturbances in the Kanewu neighbourhood and a petrol team was dispatched to the scene.

He said the team met the juvenile and Adrah, who had accosted the victim, Abubakar Fatawu, with a crowd around him.

An on-the-spot inquiry by the police team revealed that he allegedly shook hands with the victim and immediately their penises shrank, leaving tiny bits, the prosecution said.

Inspector Nartey stated that the two had raised an alarm by shouting at the victim and attracting the attention of passersby, which nearly led to the victim’s lynching.

He said the victim and the two accused persons were sent to the Adjei-Kojo District Police Headquarters for further investigation, adding that the victim was detained to prevent him from being lynched.

The court heard that a formal complaint was made by Adukor and Adrah against the victim for allegedly causing the shrinking of their penises.

On April 9, 2024, Adukor and Adrah were examined by a medical officer at the Tema General Hospital, who noted that their penises had no abnormalities and were of normal sizes for their ages.

The prosecution added that they were subsequently arrested, and an investigation established that they made false statements to cause fear and alarm.

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Oduro will serve a six-month imprisonment with hard labour if he defaults in paying the fine; he is also to refund Gh₵700, the price of the wheelbarrow, to Ebenezer Oduro, the complainant.

The court presided over by Mr Derick Parden Eshun fined the accused after he pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing.

Police Inspector Kojo Dansu, prosecuting, said the complainant, who is a wheelbarrow pusher and resides in Kaketo, Ashaiman, packed his wheelbarrow beside him and slept at the Champion Bet Centre at Kaketo on January 15, 2024.

The prosecution said the next day, at about 07:00 hours, he left the wheelbarrow, and went to the bathroom. He came back in about 30 minutes to find out that it had been stolen by an unknown person.

The court was informed by the prosecution that Kingsley began to search for it and was informed by a witness that she saw the accused person pushing the wheelbarrow away but did not know he had stolen it.

The witness spotted Oduro at Tsinagbe at Ashaiman in the night and informed the complainant; they then arrested him and handed him over to the Police.

The prosecutor stated that upon interrogation, he admitted stealing the wheelbarrow but informed police that he sold it to a dishonest receiver for Gh₵70 in Tema.

He was transported to Tema by the police to identify the said buyer to be arrested, but he failed to do so.

Nana Yaw Osei Agyeman, the accused juvenile, was remanded by the court presided over by Mrs Kakra Banes Botchaway after he pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing contrary to section 124 (1) of the criminal offences Act 1960, (ACT 29).

Mr Agyeman is to reappear in court on November 15, 2021, when prosecutors were expected to present to the court a social enquiry report from the Social Welfare and Community Development Department.

Chief Inspector Samuel Apreweh, prosecuting, said complainant Mr Abubakar Osman was a driver and resident of Atadeka while Mr Agyeman also resides with one Stanley who is at large at Promise Land all suburbs of Ashaiman.

The prosecution said on October 26, 2021, at about 1900 hours, the complainant, who was in charge of a white Toyota Fish Vehicle with registration number GT 6560-19 valued at GH₵65,000.00, parked the said vehicle at a filling station at Atadeka at Ashaiman after the close of work.

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He said Abubakar, after packing the vehicle kept the ignition key under the driver’s seat for his mate to sleep in the vehicle.

He said around 2100 hours, Mr Agyemang allegedly sneaked into the vehicle, searched for the ignition key, and moved the vehicle.

According to the prosecution, the complainant later received a phone call from a colleague commercial driver informing him of spotting the minibus heading towards Valco Flats at Ashaiman so he rushed there and saw the juvenile offender driving it.

Chief Inspector Apreweh said the Complainant quickly raised an alarm and Mr Agyemang was apprehended and handed over to the police for interrogation.

He said during questioning, Mr Agyeman mentioned one Stanley, who happens to be his master (a commercial driver), as the one who sent him to bring the said vehicle to him at Valco Flats.

This is for unlawful entry contrary to section 152 and stealing contrary to section 124 (1) of criminal offences Act 1960 (Act 29).

The court, presided over by Mrs Eleanor Kakra Banes Botchway, sentenced the accused on his own plea of guilty to eight months in hard labour on count one and 15 months in hard labour for count two.

The sentences are to run concurrently.

Chief Inspector Samuel Aperweh prosecuting said, Isaac Marvin Kpodonu, the complainant is a 48-year-old businessman who resides at Newland Katamanso and Kontoh the convict lives at Lebanon Zone Two, a suburb of Ashaiman.

The prosecution told the court that, on September 21, 2021 about 0830 hours, Kontoh scaled the wall of the complainant’s three-bedroom self-contained house and unlawfully entered the backdoor which was not locked, and stole one elbee ceiling fan valued at GHS200.00, one kaspa ceiling fan valued at GHS200.00 and one kitchen sink valued at GHS 250.00.

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Chief Inspector Aperweh said Kontoh was, however, apprehended when he was trying to scale the wall back with the above-mentioned items.

During investigations, the accused person in his cautioned statement admitted the offenses and after investigation, was charged and brought before the court.