Labourer jailed for one day for stealing window frame

The Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 34-year-old labourer to one day in prison for stealing window net frames valued at GH¢30,875.

The convict, Kingsford Nii Sackey, was also fined GH¢ 6,000. In default of the fine, he will serve an additional three months behind bars.

The court, presided over by Susana Eduful, also imposed a fine of 500 penalty units on the convict, in default of which he would serve an additional three months in prison.

The conviction came after Sackey pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing when he made his first appearance in court last Monday and was subsequently convicted on his plea. 

Facts

The facts as narrated by the prosecutor, Chief Inspector Wemegeh, were that the case was reported to the police by Michael Essien, a warehouse keeper at a construction site located at Dansoman Keep Fit Down in the Greater Accra Region.

Sackey, on the other hand, worked at the same site as a labourer, and both were also residing at the site.

On September 1, 2025, at about 2:40 a.m., Mr Essien returned to the site and saw Sackey walking out of the premises carrying two polythene bags.

Upon noticing Essien, Sackey quickly turned around and hid the bags.

Essien, suspicious of Sackey’s behaviour, went to inspect the bags and discovered 65 pieces of window net frames, each valued at GHC475, believed to have been stolen.

Sackey was immediately apprehended and handed over to the Dansoman Police along with the stolen items. 

During investigations, he admitted in his caution statement to stealing only eight pieces, not the 65 claimed by the complainant.

After reviewing the evidence and Sackey’s admission of guilt, the court delivered its sentence, taking into consideration the value of the stolen items and the convict’s guilty plea.