The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced 46-year-old mason Kwame Obeng to 48 months in prison.
Kwame Obeng was sentenced to 48 months in prison for stealing 17 cattle valued at GH¢228,000.
In court Obeng admitted taking the animals, explaining that he acted out of hardship.
He further claimed his employer had failed to pay an agreed GH¢700 salary, and he had to support two children as well.
The information gathered suggests, the incident happened on October 30 when the accused took 21 cattle out to graze and never returned.
Kwame Obeng later sold 17 cattle for GH¢96,000, receiving an initial payment of GH¢30,000.
However, the buyer, upon realising the cattle were stolen, reported the accused to the police, leading to his arrest.
The State News in a post on X wrote, “Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced 46-year-old mason Kwame Obeng to 48 months in prison for stealing 17 cattle valued at GH¢228,000.
According to the prosecution, Obeng admitted taking the animals, explaining that he acted out of hardship. He claimed his employer had failed to pay an agreed GH¢700 salary and that he had two children to support”.
The post added, “The incident occurred on October 30, when Obeng took 21 cattle out to graze but never returned with them. The owner, Mr Evans Bortsie, subsequently reported the matter to the police.
Investigations revealed that Obeng sold 17 of the cattle for GH¢96,000, receiving an initial payment of GH¢30,000. The buyer later became suspicious after realising the animals were stolen and alerted the police, inviting Obeng to collect the remaining money. He was arrested upon arrival”.
In a another court case, Eric Asamoah, 26, has been sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment with hard labour after defiling a 7-year-old boy.
In court, Eric Asamoah pleaded guilty to the 7-year-old boy in Mankessim.
The case was presided over by Her Honour Nana Aba Quaiba Nunoo at Circuit Court Two in Cape Coast.
Eric Asamoah has since been sent to the Ankaful prison to begin his sentence.
The Ghana Police Service, in a statement on social media, stated, “The Circuit Court Two, Cape Coast, has sentenced the accused person, Eric Asamoah, to sixteen (16) years imprisonment in hard labour.
On November 6th 2025, the defilement case involving the accused person, Eric Asamoah, that occurred on November 2, 2025, was called at Circuit Court Two, Cape Coast, presided over by Her Honour Nana Aba Quaiba Nunoo.
‘The accused person pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement and he was convicted on his own plea and sentenced to sixteen (16) years imprisonment in hard labour,
He has since been sent to the Ankaful prison to begin his sentence”.
See the post below:
Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced 46-year-old mason Kwame Obeng to 48 months in prison for stealing 17 cattle valued at GH¢228,000.
— THE STATE NEWS (@THESTATENEWSS) November 23, 2025
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