The Adenta Circuit Court has sentenced a 48-year-old excavator operator to 15 years in prison for robbing a woman and her son at gunpoint at Lakeside.
The convict, Kingsley Abdul Wahab Lawani, was found guilty on five counts of robbery and conspiracy to commit a crime after a full trial.
According to the prosecution, the complainant, a businesswoman who lives at Lakeside Transformer, was attacked together with her son by Lawani and two accomplices. One of the accomplices has since died, while the other is still on the run.
Chief Inspector Eric Ransford Abban, who led the prosecution, told the court that the incident happened on April 27, 2025. On that day, the complainant returned home with her son in an unregistered Honda CRV when the suspects confronted them.
The attackers were armed with a pistol and reportedly fired a warning shot before robbing the victims of their mobile phones and the ignition key to their vehicle.
However, the complainant and her son quickly raised an alarm, which drew the attention of nearby residents.
Community members rushed to the scene and managed to apprehend Lawani before he could escape. The weapon used in the robbery was also retrieved.
During an attempt to flee, one of the accomplices, identified as Richard Opoku Adjei, sustained injuries. He was later pronounced dead at the Police Hospital.
Investigators recovered one empty cartridge and two live rounds from the scene.
Following the trial, the court convicted Lawani and handed down the 15-year prison sentence.
