The Mankessim Circuit Court in the Central Region has sentenced a native doctor identified as John Awila (Aka Nana Kojo Agboko) to 30 years of imprisonment for robbery.
The 24-year-old convict, who also claimed to be a journalist with Accra-based Onua TV, was arrested by the Breman Asikuma police command for shooting and robbing a taxi driver at Breman Essuoko.
Information gathered indicates that the convict went to Achiase in the Eastern Region and hired a taxi to Breman Asikuma in the Central Region.
During the journey, he told the driver how close he was to Captain Smart of Onua TV.
“Captain Smart knows me very much due to the good work I do for him; he likes me very much,” he told the driver.
Soon after, he told the driver to branch onto Essuoko Road and park on the roadside to accompany him to visit his mother in the village.
On the way, Awila pulled out a gun and asked the driver to bring his money, phone, and car key. He threatened to shoot him if he failed to comply.
After collecting the driver’s money, phones and car key, he shot the driver’s forehead and fled.
He later removed the car’s registration number and sprayed the taxicab to private.
Through a police investigation, he was arrested by the Breman Asikuma police, put before the Mankessim Circuit Court, and charged with three counts of robbery.
He pleaded guilty to all three counts, was convicted on his own plea and sentenced to 30 years in prison on each count. The sentences are to run concurrently.