From George Ernest Asare, Kumasi
Drama, which unfolded in the Kumasi Central Prison yard on June 17, 2010, between two inmates, resulting in accusations and counter accusation, finally led to the re-arrest of one of them, tried and sentenced to serve 30 more years with hard labour.
The drama was between Awuni Anaba, 32, who is serving a 21 year jail term for robbery, and Stephen Yorose 24, who was being escorted into the prison yard, to begin a month jail term for defecating at a public place.
Moments after Anaba spotted Yorose who was his accomplice in a robbery case committed four years ago, he raised alarm, accusing him (Yorose) of reneging on his promise to support him (Awuni) while in prison .
According to Awuni, Yorose, and one Zakaria, now at large, were his accomplices in a robbery case where the three conspired to rob some residents at gun-point at Trede, near Kumasi.
Explaining his action, Awuni who was filled with revenge for what he termed as unfair treatment by his colleague in crime, said during their attack, they succeeded in depriving their victims of a mobile phone and cash, and after the robbery, Yorose and Zakaria managed to escape, while he (Anaba) was arrested, charged with robbery, tried and sentenced to serve a 21 year jail term with hard labour.
Awuni who testified in court, presided over by Mr Lawrence Amoo-Yartey said following his arrest, both Yorose and Zakaria pleaded with him to keep their act secret, assuring that they would make his stay in prison very conducive, comfortable and enjoyable by providing all his needs , but moments after his conviction, they deserted him because he never saw, nor heard from the two again.
It was while Anaba had accepted his fate, and was counting the cost of his actions that he spotted Yorose being escorted into the same yard to begin a month jail term.
Earlier in his presentation of the facts , a State Attorney, Mr Emmanuel Lawrence Otoo-Boison, said on September 7, 2006, the convicts, together with one Zakaria who is at large, attacked some tenants with locally manufactured pistols and robbed them of a Motorola mobile phone and cash of GH¢25.
He said the robbery took place at 12;30 a.m. that day when the complainants were asleep.
Explaining, Mr. Otoo-Boison said while the tenants were asleep, the convicts forced opened their door with heavy metals, and armed with the pistols, they started firing indiscriminately when they had entered their apartment, scaring the complainants in the process and therefore succeeded in robbing them of a Motorola mobile phone and cash before escaping .
He said in the course of the investigations, Awuni Anaba was arrested and convicted to serve a 21 year jail term in hard labour.
He said on June 2010, while Anaba was strolling around the Kumasi Central Prison Yard, he spotted Yorose and therefore raised alarm , leading to his arrest.
He explained that moments after Anaba spotted Yorose and confronted him, he pleaded that Anaba should not reveal his identity, assuring that this time he would honour his promise of taking very good care of him as soon as he finished serving his one month jail term.
However, the pleading of Yorose infuriated Anana who attempted to heckle him, drawing people to them.
. Following the revelation, Yorose was arrested in the Prison Yard, this time , charged with an offence of robbery, tried and convicted to serve a 30 year jail term .
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