KNUST Level 200 Student Jailed 10 Years for Robbery After Stealing iPhone
- A second-year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has been jailed for 10 years for robbery
- Fatawu Amponsah was sentenced by the Asante Akropong circuit court for robbing a hairdresser
- Amponsah admitted to the crime, and after further investigations, he was charged and brought before the court
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A level 200 student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been jailed for 10 years for robbery.
The convict, Fatawu Amponsah, 25, was sentenced by the Asante Akropong circuit court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District.
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GNA reported that he robbed a hairdresser at Abuakwa.
Amponsah, who is also a bus conductor, pleaded guilty to the crimes he was accused of.
According to court proceedings, on June 16, the victim was returning home when the Amponsah accosted her and demanded her mobile phone, an iPhone 11.
The victim refused, and the convict pulled out a knife, beat her and stole the phone.
According to the prosecution, some community members who heard the scream rushed to the scene, chased and later arrested the convict and handed him over to the Abuakwa police.
In his caution statement, Amponsah admitted to the crime, and after further investigations, he was charged and brought before the court.
2 KNUST students from Katanga Hall arrested
In March, two students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology were arrested by the Ghana Police Service.
The arrest was initiated by school authorities after some Katanga Hall residents attacked and manhandled some international students on campus.
On Saturday, March 15, 2025, it was reported that some Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology international students had been attacked by some students of Katanga Hall.
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The details of the incident were not disclosed; however, it was reported that school authorities were investigating the matter.
According to an X post on Thevokofficial, the Vice Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology held an emergency meeting to address the assault on some international students by some members of Katanga Hall.
KNUST student arrested for allegedly killing lover
In one of the more notable stories of 2025, Daniel Tuffour, a Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology student was arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Joan Yabani, on campus.
A statement released by the police on the evening of Thursday, February 27, 2025, indicated that the police had opened investigations to get to the bottom of the matter, which hit national headlines.
Court sentences JHS boy to 6 months in prison
In December 2024, YEN.com.gh reported thatRichard Asare, an 18-year-old junior high school student from Tutu Akwapim, was convicted of stealing a goat and is serving a six-month sentence at the Koforidua Local Prison.
Asare, an orphan, claimed he committed the theft out of desperation to buy essential school supplies.
In a video on social media, Asare explained that he lacked support and needed a new school uniform and shoes to continue his education in JHS 3. Unable to find assistance, he stole the goat to sell to raise the necessary funds.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
