Three men involved in a series of armed robberies in the Upper West Region have been sentenced to a combined 64 years in prison by the Wa Circuit Court.
The convicts: Adinan Mahmoud alias Okra, Abdulai Ibrahim alias Baba, and Abdulai Kipo, were found guilty of multiple counts of conspiracy to commit crime and robbery.
Okra, 25, a notorious figure previously on the police wanted list, was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment with hard labor after pleading guilty.
He was arrested on May 31, 2025, at his hideout in Sandemuni, a suburb of Wa, following an intelligence-led operation conducted by the Regional Police Intelligence Directorate.
According to a 3news.com report on June 6, 2025, it said Mahmoud was arraigned on June 2, 2025, and convicted the same day.
His accomplice, Abdulai Ibrahim alias Baba, was sentenced on June 3 to 13 years’ imprisonment, and then handed an additional 15-year sentence the following day, bringing his total jail term to 28 years.
The third convict, Abdulai Kipo, received an 18-year sentence.
Unlike Okra, both Ibrahim and Kipo pleaded not guilty to the charges but were convicted after a full trial.
The case was presided over by Jonathan Avoogo.
The Upper West Regional Police Command has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining law and order and bringing all criminals to justice who continue to pose a threat to the region’s security, the report added.
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
