ABDUL WAHAB BASHIRU vs. THE REPUBLIC

JUDGMENT The appellant who is aged 25 years was charged with the offence of Stealing Contrary to Section 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, Act 29/60 as amended by paragraph 4 of NLCD 398 of 1969, and put before the Circuit Court, Ho on May 26, 2021 when arraigned, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five (5) years imprisonment IHL. Brief facts of the case are that, on the 19th May, 2021, complainant detected that his vehicle with registration No. GN 3365 -13 was stolen though the key was in his possession. A formal complaint was lodged. Police at Ahamansu barrier later intercepted the car which was in possession of the accused/appellant enroute to Yendi. The accused/appellant was arrested and after investigations he was charged with the offence of stealing. After securing leave of the court to appeal against the sentence, the instant appeal was launched. His grounds of Appeal are as follows; 1) That he is a first offender. 2) That he did not waste the time and resources of...