Two employees jailed three years each for stealing GH¢55,000

Two employees of a company located at Baatsonaa in Accra, who stole GH¢55,000, have been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment each.

Appearing before an Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday, Hassana Mohammed, a cashier, and Joshua Nyama, a private security guard, pleaded guilty to their respective charges.

Hassana was charged with stealing, while Nyama was held for the abetment of crime.

The court, presided over by Sedinam Awo Kwadam, had earlier convicted Nyama on his plea and sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment.

However, it deferred Hassana’s sentence to today to enable her to undergo a pregnancy test.

The test, which was produced in court on Tuesday, was negative.

The court, therefore, went ahead to sentence her upon receipt of the pregnancy test results.

The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Daniel Ofori-Appiah, told the court that the complainant was the owner of Aseda Wholesale and Retail Shop at Baatsonaa.

According to the prosecution, the accused persons worked at the complainant’s shop as a cashier and a security guard.

On January 27, 2025, the complainant gathered information that Hassana had been stealing from her shop.

The prosecution said the complainant began to monitor her and realized that she had stolen cash amounting to GH¢55,000.

When the complainant questioned Hassana, she admitted to having stolen some money based on the advice of Nyama.

The prosecution said Nyama advised Hassana to delete sales entries from her software and falsely inform customers that, due to a network failure, receipts for purchased items could not be issued.

Hassana stole the amount within two weeks from the complainant, based on Nyama’s advice, and used GH¢17,100 to rent a single-room apartment at Nungua, which she had yet to occupy.

Additionally, Hassana bought other items with the money, including two Samsung mobile phones valued at GH¢2,750, groceries, and personal effects.

During investigations, the two Samsung mobile phones, groceries, a wardrobe, and GH¢2,000 in cash were retrieved from Hassana.

The prosecution said it was also established that Nyama was caught on tape advising and encouraging Hassana to commit the crime.

The GNA gathered that Hassana refunded GH¢5,000 out of the stolen amount.