Tarkwa: A motorbike mechanic, Godfred Atta Hagan, who stole a delivery man's royal motorbike worth GHS13,000, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour by the Tarkwa District Court One. He pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea.
According to Ghana News Agency, Sergeant Enoch Assan-Donkoh, prosecuting, informed the court presided over by Mr. Charles Owusu Nsiah that Isaac Mensah Mbeah, the complainant, works as a delivery man and resided at Tamso, while Hagan lived at Tamso Compound. On April 16, 2025, the complainant, after completing his day's work, parked his royal motorbike with registration number M-25-WT278 at his shop located at the Tamso Municipal Assembly Basic School and went to bed.
The prosecution detailed that when the complainant woke up around 1:00 am, he discovered that his motorbike had been stolen and consequently started searching for it within the neighborhood. Sergeant Assan-Donkoh narrated to the court that a witness spotted Hagan riding the complainant's motorbike and informed him, prompting a report to the Tarkwa police.
According to the prosecutor, after committing the theft, Hagan went into hiding and was initially untraceable. However, on May 11, 2025, the police received a tip-off about his location at a friend's house where he was subsequently arrested. During the investigation, Hagan led the police to the home of one Gucci, a friend who is currently at large, where the stolen royal motorbike was recovered.