The Kumasi Circuit Court has sentenced two individuals to 15 years imprisonment for a violent armed robbery incident that occurred in Atonsu Kuwait, Kumasi, four years ago.

The convicted persons are Abass Kasim (26) and Daniel Morro a.k.a. "China" (25).

They were part of a group of five that attacked a resident at his Atonsu Kuwait, Kumasi home on July 31, 2021, at about 2:30 am.

The gang, wielding a pistol and cutlasses, shot the victim in the abdomen, inflicted multiple cutlass wounds, and robbed him of personal effects.

Items stolen during the attack included one iPhone 11 mobile phone valued at GHS 5,500, one Samsung phone valued at GHS 500, two Apple Watches valued at GHS 3,000, and two M.K. ladies' handbags.

An unspecified quantity of jewelry, $600, and an unspecified amount of Ghana cedis were also stolen.

Following police investigations, Abass Kasim was arrested on August 12, 2021, and during interrogation, he admitted his involvement and subsequently led officers to the arrest of Daniel Morro, and a pistol used in the attack was later retrieved.

On Thursday, August 19, 2021, they were arraigned before Kumasi Circuit Court 4, where they were initially remanded into custody after pleading not guilty.

The two reappeared in court on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, and were convicted and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on each count.

This included conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery, and unlawful entry. Abetment of crime and possession of firearms without authority. All sentences are to run concurrently.

The convicts have since been transferred to the Central Prisons in Kumasi to begin serving their prison sentence.

Meanwhile, the three accomplices are currently at large and the police have intensified efforts to locate them.