Razak, also known as Nii Atofotse, a labourer, was remanded before sentencing.

He was given five years’ imprisonment in hard labour for the threat of death after admitting the offences.

Razak was convicted on his own plea, having initially denied the charges.

The Court, presided over by Justice Enid Marful-Sau, a High Court Judge with additional duties at the Circuit Court, sentenced Razak, 55, to 20 years for defilement, five years for threat of death, and three years for stealing.

The five and three-year sentences are to run concurrently, while the 20-year term runs consecutively.

Police Chief Inspector Salifu Nashiru told the Court that the complainant, a trader, is a guardian to the victim, a Junior High School student.

He said Razak lives at Manhean. The complainant and the victim’s parents are neighbours in Accra.

The prosecution said the victim often stayed with the complainant due to his parents’ busy schedules.

On January 7, 2025, at about 1300 hours, the victim was sent to deliver a laptop and charger to a brother.

While at home, the complainant received a call from the victim’s father, who said the boy had damaged someone’s car and the person was demanding GH¢500 or would take him to Adabraka Police Station.

He asked the complainant to assist at the station.

The Court heard that the complainant went to the Police Station but did not find the victim.

He returned home and searched the area but did not see the victim or the caller.

Later, the victim returned home and, when questioned, told the complainant that on his way back from delivering the laptop and charger, Razak approached him and asked if the charger was for a phone.

The victim said it was for a laptop; the prosecution told the Court.

He said Razak then pulled a knife from his pocket, lured him into an unfinished building at Odumase and asked for his parents’ phone number.

He used to call the victim’s father and demanded GH¢500 from him.

Razak also forced the victim to tell the father that he had smashed his car, after which he asked the minor to perform oral sex on him.

According to the prosecution, Razak then sat on a cement block in the unfinished building and attempted to push his erect manhood into the victim’s anus but was unsuccessful.

Razak forced the victim to stoop and sodomised him.

After the act, Razak collected the laptop charger from the victim, searched the victim’s pocket, and stole GH¢50 from him, the Court heard.

Razak threatened the victim, saying the three marks on his arm would reveal his actions, and warned he would kill him if he told anyone.

The Court later heard that Razak took the victim to a nearby store, bought him a drink and sachet water, and then left him.

The prosecution said that on March 5, 2025, Razak was spotted in front of the victim’s school. The victim raised an alarm, leading to Razak’s arrest, and the complainant was notified.

During investigations at the Amasaman Domestic Violence and Victims’ Support Unit, it was discovered that Razak had been involved in a similar case in March 2017 and was released from Nsawam Prison in November 2024.

The prosecution said a police medical report form was issued to the complainant, who took the victim for examination and treatment.

On March 7, 2025, the form was received. Based on this, Razak was cautioned, and after further investigations, he was arraigned.

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Razak, also known as Nii Atofotse, faces additional charges of threatening death and stealing, all of which he denied.

Police Chief Inspector Salifu Nashiru informed the court, presided over by Enid Marful-Sau, that the complainant is a trader and the guardian of the victim, a Junior High School student.

The court was also told that Razak, an ex-convict, resides in Manhean, while the complainant and the victim’s parents are neighbors in Accra.

The prosecution stated that the victim often spent time at the complainant’s house due to his parents’ busy schedules.

On January 7, 2025, around 1300 hours, the victim was sent to deliver a laptop computer and a charger to his brother.

The complainant was at home when he received a phone call from the victim’s father, informing him that the victim had damaged someone’s car.

The caller allegedly demanded GH¢500.00, threatening to report the incident to the Adabraka Police Station if the money was not paid.

The complainant was instructed to go to the police station to assist the victim.

The court heard that the complainant complied and went to the police station, but did not find the victim there.

The complainant then returned home and searched the entire area but was unable to locate either the victim or the caller.

Later, the victim returned home and, when questioned, revealed to the complainant that Razak had approached him while he was on his way back after delivering the laptop computer and charger.

According to the prosecution, Razak asked whether the charger the victim was carrying was a phone charger, and the victim clarified that it was a laptop charger.

Razak then pulled a knife from his pocket, lured the victim into an unfinished building at Odumase, and asked for the victim’s parents’ phone number.

He used the number to call the victim’s father and demanded GH¢500 from him.

Razak also threatened the victim with the knife, forcing him to tell his father that he had indeed damaged his car.

He then ordered the victim to perform oral sex on him.

The prosecution further stated that after becoming erect, Razak sat on a cement block in the uncompleted building and commanded the victim to sit on his manhood.

When the victim attempted to have anal sex with him, he was unable to penetrate.

Razak then made the victim bend over and inserted his finger in the boy’s anus for some time before forcing his manhood into the victim’s rear to engage in anal sex.

After the act, Razak took the laptop charger from the victim, searched his pockets, and stole GH¢50.00.

The prosecution also reported that Razak threatened the victim, saying there were three marks on his arm and that if the victim informed anyone about the incident, the marks would reveal it to him, and he would come after the victim to kill him.

Later, the court heard that Razak took the victim to a nearby provision store, where he bought a drink and sachet water for him before leaving.

The prosecution stated that on March 5, 2025, Razak was spotted near the victim’s school.

The victim raised the alarm, leading to Razak’s arrest. The complainant was promptly informed.

The court was told that during investigations at the Amasaman Divisional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit of the Ghana Police Service, Razak was found to have been involved in a similar crime in March 2017.

He was freed from Nsawam Prison in November 2024.

The prosecution stated that a Police medical report form was issued to the complainant to facilitate the victim’s hospital examination, treatment, and subsequent report.

On March 7, 2025, the endorsed medical report form was submitted by the complainant.

Following this, the accused was cautioned and later arraigned after thorough investigations.

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Essien, an illegal miner, who was also charged with causing unlawful damage, pleaded guilty with an explanation to both counts.

Prosecuting Chief Superintendent Alex Odonkor narrated to the court, presided over by Mrs. Hathia Ama Manu, that the complainant, Madam Agnes Boadi, a 47-year-old farmer, was the biological mother of Essien.

The complainant and Essien resided in the same house at Wassa Essikuma.

The court heard that about two years ago, Essien returned from prison and realized that the complainant was in a relationship with a certain man. Essien was unhappy about it and warned her to end the relationship.

Chief Superintendent Odonkor said the complainant refused to discontinue the relationship, and since then, Essien threatened to kill her.

The prosecution said that two weeks ago, Essien continued his usual attacks on the complainant, and for fear of losing her life, she left the house and spent the night with her boyfriend, who lived in the same town.

The next day, Essien followed the complainant to the boyfriend’s house and ordered her to return home, but she refused.

The prosecutor said the convict, who became upset, returned home, picked a cutlass, and used it to damage the key in the complainant’s door.

Chief Superintendent Odonkor said Essien, not satisfied with his actions, went for a pickaxe and used it to create holes in the walls of the building. The total value of the items damaged was GH¢2,570.00.

He said the complainant reported the case at the Wassa Aboso police station, where Essien was arrested to assist with investigations.

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Suspect Tamayiri was apprehended for escaping from police custody after allegedly stealing from a mobile phone accessory shop in Tuna.

According to reports, Tamayiri managed to escape from police custody in January 2024.

He reportedly requested permission from the police officers to attend to nature’s call, but instead fled the scene.

Following his escape, the police launched a search operation to locate and apprehend Tamayiri.

After weeks of pursuit, the Tuna police successfully rearrested him in his hideout.

Tamayiri is scheduled to appear before the Bole district Magistrate court on February 14, 2024.

He will face charges related to his escape from police custody and the alleged theft.

John Tandoh alias Kojo Egyaguma, who was convicted of causing harm, pleaded guilty to the charge when he made his first appearance before the presiding judge, Mrs Hathia Ama Manu.

As Mrs Manu delivered the sentence, Tandoh kept his head down until she completed and he was escorted out of the court room by a police officer.

Records from the Tarkwa prison revealed that in 2012, Tandoh was sentenced to 16 years for a similar offence, but was discharged on Amnesty in June 2020 after severing eight years.

Superintendent of Police Juliana Essel-Dadzie, prosecuting, said Tandoh and the victim lived at Prestea, and were working as partners on an illegal mining site within the vicinity for a year.

She said during the course of work, the convict proposed love to Victoria and she agreed, and the two had since been living together.

After months, the victim noticed Tandoh’s attitude had changed towards her and always quarreled with her without any provocation, so she advised herself and decided to end the relationship.

On October 20, 2023, at about 0700 hours, the two went to the usual mining site to prospect for gold, and while going about their respective duties a misunderstanding ensued between them and Tandoh left for town, the prosecutor said.

Superintendent Essel-Dadzie informed the court that after a few minutes, Tandoh returned to the site with a bowl covered with a polythene bag and the victim thought it was food.

Prosecution said the convict walked towards the victim, attacked her and poured the liquid suspected to be acid on her head, face, and other parts of the body.

The victim sustained severe burns and screamed in pain for assistance. A witness who was working nearby went to the scene, and attempted to apprehend Tandoh but he pulled a kitchen knife and threatened to stab him and bolted.

Superintendent Essel-Dadzie said Victoria was rushed to the Prestea Government hospital, where she is currently on admission receiving treatment.

The prosecutor said on the same day at about 1430 hours, Tandoh was arrested from his hideout and handed over to the police in Prestea.

Mr Osman, who was still in handcuffs while being paraded at the station for an unrelated crime, reportedly vanished with one of motorbikes serving as exhibit at the station.

He was, however, caught with the bike along the Bole-Ivory Coast road following a tip-off.

Residents suspected he was a criminal due to a handcuff which was still attached to his hand.

He has since been detained in the Bole police custody to be processed for court on Friday.

Meanwhile, two teenage friends have also been arrested by the Tuna police, also in the Savannah Region for stealing an iPhone.

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He was handed the sentence by the Bole District Magistrate court presided over by His Worship Adward Essel on Thursday, February 23.

The accused person was charged with unlawful entry, causing damage, conspiracy and stealing, all of which he pleaded guilty.

According the prosecutor, Chief Inspector Abdualai Awuni, the accused person broke and entered a business woman’s room at night at about 11:00pm with his friend Ayuba who is on the run and took the woman’s hand bag and removed her mobile phone and an amount of GH 3,050.

Upon the noise from his friend in the room to search more bags, the victim woke up and started shouting for help.

Neighbours chased and arrested suspect Isahaku but unfortunately his friend fled the scene.

Consequently, the accused person was sentenced to four years imprisonment with hard labour with the court agreeing he has not learned from his two years jail term which he just finished serving in December 2022.

The presiding judge added that the four years will be enough to change him and also serve as deterrence to the youth who go round to monitor their victim’s sleeping time so that they can steal.

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She was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over the weekend.

NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said Sherifat, 36, recently completed a jail sentence following her conviction by a Federal High Court in Ilorin for dealing in 22 grams of crack cocaine.

“Her latest arrest along Specialist Hospital Road, Alagbado, Ilorin, followed intelligence that she has resumed sale of crack cocaine in Ilorin metropolis.

“This time around, she devised another means of delivering drugs along the road to known customers who contact her via telephone calls,” he said.

Also, in Gombe State, Babafemi disclosed that raids across the state between Wednesday 1st September and Friday 10th September led to the arrest of nine drug dealers from whom assorted illicit drugs weighing over 150kg were recovered.

“One of such was the interception of a DAF truck loaded with 128kg of psychotropic substances coming from Onitsha, Anambra state along Gombe-Yola road,” he said.