A driver’s mate, Cephas Okine, has been imprisoned for four years by an Accra Circuit Court for stealing a ram valued at GH₵5,000.

Okine, also known as Shatta, is said to have stolen the ram bought by the complainant for an upcoming programme.

He was charged with unlawful entry and stealing.

Okine pleaded guilty before the court, presided over by Mr Samuel Bright Acquah, and he was convicted on his own plea.

Before handing down sentence, the court was informed by prosecution that Okine had engaged in a similar offence and put before court.

Prosecution, led by Inspector Shiela Tetteh, said a court in Teshie ordered Okine to sign a bond to be of good behaviour within a two-year period on November 19, 2024.

However, Okine breached the bond after three months of signing it.

The court, therefore, sentenced him to four years to serve as a deterrent.

Inspector Tetteh said the complainant, Richard Thompson, was an IT Engineer and a resident of Teshie in Accra.

The accused, now convict, also resided at Teshie Cold Store.

On February 16, 2025, between 0430 and 0500 hours, Okine unlawfully entered the complainant’s gated compound at Teshie Nungua Estate and stole the ram, which had been bought for an “upcoming programme.”

The prosecution said luck eluded Okine when some residents saw him dragging the ram away.

The residents grabbed him and found a pair of scissors on him, upon a search.

He was, subsequently, handed over to the police for further investigations.

The court was told that Okine, during interrogation, admitted the offence.