An unemployed man, who stole a laptop belonging to a lawyer, has been remanded by the Accra Circuit Court.
Foster Nyarko, accused, stole the laptop at the Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment, on December 4, last year, when he (Nyarko) went there in search of job as a cleaner.
Nyarko pleaded guilty to unlawful entry and stealing a laptop valued at GH¢24,750.
The court, presided by Basilia Adjei-Tawiah, convicted him on his own plea, and deferred Nyarko’s sentence to February 27, 2025.
Prosecution told the court that the complainant, Daniel Sakyi, is a lawyer at the Ministry, while accused resided at Opera Square, Accra.
The court heard that Nyarko went to the Ministry in search of job as cleaner, and on reaching there, he was directed to see the
Human Resource Director.
Prosecution disclosed that Nyarko went to the second floor and entered the office of the complainant; the Deputy Director of Policy, Panning, Monitoring and Evaluation, at the Ministry.
The court heard that accused did not meet the complainant at the office and he took advantage of the complainant’s absence and stole his HP Laptop computer, valued at GH¢24, 745.
Nyarko hid the laptop in his backpack and left, but investigations led to his arrest and during investigations, he admitted to the offence and said he sold the laptop to an unidentified person in Takoradi.
In a related development, Nyarko has also been convicted by the same court after stealing a mobile phone belonging to an administrator of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice. —GNA
