Asante Bekwai Court Sentences Phone Thief to 15 Years Hard Labor

A 24-year-old unemployed man, Chillip Xexers (alias Kwabena Boakye), has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labor by the Asante Bekwai Circuit Court for robbing a seamstress, Madam Mary Agyei.

Xexers pleaded guilty to the robbery, which occurred on July 15th, 2024, around 7:00 pm. He, along with an unidentified accomplice named Abdullah, accosted Madam Agyei while she was on her way to buy soap.

They threatened her with a knife, stole her GHC3,000 Samsung phone, and fled.

Thanks to the help of her neighbors who apprehended Xexers, police were able to arrest him. While Xexers confessed to the crime and identified Abdullah as his accomplice, Abdullah remains at large.