Two friends have been sentenced to prison by the Bole District Magistrate court for stealing a TVS motorbike with registration number M-19-NR- 2674.
The prosecutor of this case, Inspector Sina Benah, in his statement to the court said, Osman Sulemana, 25, and Haruna Sulemana, 22, conspired and stole a TVS motorbike belonging to a retired civil servant in Bole and rode it towards Bole-Sawla highway.
The mechanic and ex-convict who just finished serving his prison term in November last year were chased by a neighbour of the owner of the motorbike and later arrested them help of a passer-by.
He said the two were handed over to the Bole police together with the motorbike.
Osman Mahama pleaded guilty while Haruna Mahama the ex-convict pleaded not guilty.
The Bole District Magistrate court presided by His Lordship Andrew Prince Cudjoe charge the two friends on four counts.
- Conspiracy to cause crime
- Causing damage
- Stealing and
- Assualt of the neighbor.
The ex-convict Haruna Sulemana has been sentenced to 36 months imprisonment whilst Osman Sulemana has been charged to sign a bond of good behavior.
He is also to compensate the neighbour with an amount of ¢1000 and the owner of the motorbike ¢400 in default serve 12 months imprisonment.
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