IBRAHIM ABUBAKARI vs. THE REPUBLIC

JUDGMENT This is essentially an appeal against sentence. The brief facts of the case is that the Complainant in this case was a transporter who resided at Dansoman in Accra, while the Appellant, Ibrahim Abubakari was a driver who resided at Ashaiman. A2, Comfort Awudu @ Adwoa was a business woman who also resided at Ashaiman. A3, Nuru and A4, Muntallah are now at large. On 6th February, 2014 the Appellant who was in charge of a DAF truck with registration number GT- 9518-09 was engaged by the Complainant through a friend, Misliwu Rahman who was also a transporter, to convey 900 bags of 50kg Cowboy rice valued at GHC161,100.00 from Kpone, Tema to Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region. However, after loading the truck with the rice, the Appellant, A3 and A4 agreed to divert and sell the 900 bags of rice. When A2 was contacted on phone by the Appellant she agreed to buy the rice at a price of GHC90.00 per bag. A2 then came to meet with the Appellant, A3 and A4 at the Tema motorway roundabout...