Mechanic Remanded For Receiving TV Stolen From Tomb At Nwase

Nsuta —The Nsuta Circuit Court in the Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti Region has remanded a 29-year-old auto mechanic, Yussif Sammed alias Isaac, into police custody for allegedly receiving a television set stolen from a tomb.

His accomplice, identified as Atta Nketiah, is currently on the run.

The order was issued by the presiding judge, His Lordship Simon Nketiah Gagah, on Friday, October 30, 2026.

Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Owusu Kobi Moses told the court that the complainant, 62-year-old Kofi Boafo, a farmer residing at Nwase, a suburb of Mampong, had a well-furnished tomb for his late sister at the Nwase Cemetery.

According to the prosecution, on October 13, 2026, at about 11:00 a.m., the complainant received information that the tomb had been tampered with.

He visited the cemetery and discovered that unknown persons had broken into the tomb and stolen a 50-inch TCL LCD television set valued at GH¢4,000, which had been fixed in the tomb.

The complainant reported the incident to the Mampong Police on October 15, 2026.

Police investigations led to the arrest of Clifford Baah, a tricycle operator and prosecution witness, who disclosed that Atta Nketiah had hired his tricycle on October 13 to transport the stolen television to the first accused person.

The witness subsequently led police to Sammed and identified him as the person who purchased the set. However, upon seeing the police, Sammed fled and went into hiding.

A subsequent search conducted in his room at Mampong Zongo led to the recovery of the stolen 50-inch TCL television, which was retrieved as an exhibit.

On October 20, 2026, at about 12:20 p.m., the Assembly Member for the Zongo Electoral Area, Hon. Awal Mohammed, brought Sammed to the police station to assist with investigations.

In his investigation caution statement, Sammed admitted purchasing the television from Nketiah for GH¢650.

He was subsequently charged and arraigned before the court, while efforts are underway to apprehend Nketiah.

When the charge of dishonestly receiving was read to him in court, Sammed pleaded guilty with explanation.

He claimed that Nketiah had approached him for financial assistance to cater for his wife who was on admission at the hospital’s labour ward after delivery.

According to him, Nketiah requested GH¢650 as an agent fee and promised to refund the money and retrieve the television.

Based on that assurance, he said he handed over the money to Nketiah.

The court, however, questioned whether he had demanded a receipt or made enquiries about the ownership of the television before paying the money, to which he answered in the negative.

Following his explanation, the court entered a plea of guilty against him.

The accused was subsequently remanded into police custody, and the case has been adjourned to November 3, 2026, for conviction and sentencing.