The Sekondi Circuit Court has sentenced a 36-year-old Nigerian national, Stanley Afaku, to 10 years in prison for armed robbery following a successful intelligence-led police operation.
According to a press release signed by superintendent of police, Olivia E.T Adiku, Head of Public Affairs Unit, Western Region. The sentence handed down on Monday, June 9, 2025, by Her Honour Naa Amerley Akowuah, follows a robbery incident that occurred on February 23, 2025, at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi.
Afaku, together with his accomplice, Samuel Nickson alias Egya Acquah, reportedly attacked a security guard, Nash Arthur, at gunpoint.
During the robbery, the convict tied the guard with his own shirt, stole his phone, and broke into the hospital’s outpatient department pharmacy, making away with a flat-screen television set.
Afaku was apprehended on June 4, 2025, at Esiama Bafana Ghetto following intelligence gathered by the Regional Police Intelligence Directorate. Upon his arrest, he confessed to the crime and named his accomplice, Samuel Nickson, who is currently facing a separate robbery charge.
The two were arraigned before the Sekondi Circuit Court, where Afaku pleaded guilty and received a 10-year prison sentence. He is expected to be deported by the Ghana Immigration Service after serving his term.
Meanwhile, Samuel Nickson pleaded not guilty and has been remanded into police custody. He is scheduled to reappear before the court on June 24, 2025.
Tony Krapah
