A 21-year-old Okada Rider named Emmanuel Waki was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing a bystander of his cell phone in front of the Police CID Headquarters, according to a news report.
The Inspector General of Police and his bodyguards, who were then returning from routine observational duties, are reported to have observed the incident that happened on December 19 of last year.
Emmanuel Waki, popularly known as Pocket, was given a hard pursuit that ended with the arrest of Salifu Alhaji, another rider on the Okada, who in turn helped the police apprehend Waki in Old Fadama.
Waki appeared before the Circuit Court on December 23 and entered a plea of guilty simpliciter (without any justification). He was found guilty of the charge and his sentence was postponed until today, December 4, 2023.
His Honor, who presided over the court on January 4, was present. The maximum sentence for robbery, according to Mr. Samuel Bright Acquah, is life in jail.
The defendant received a sentence of 10 years for conspiracy and 15 years for robbery after entering a guilty plea to two counts of conspiracy and robbery. He would serve the maximum of 15 years under the concurrent-sentence ruling made by the court.
Salifu Alhaji, the first suspect and an Okada Rider, 24, rejected the conspiracy allegation and was placed on remand.
