In Asamankese, two criminals were sentenced to 40 years in prison for hijacking a taxi.

Two people were sentenced to 40 years in jail for robbery by an Asamankese Circuit Court.

Desmond Okyere, 20, and Dela Adu Frank, a 26-year-old taxi driver, plotted to assault and rob a taxi driver.

They used an item to strike their victim, wounding two of his right fingers.

The offenders will complete their jail terms in hard labor, according to the Court, which is presided over by Abass Abubakari Adams.

Desmond and Dela were sentenced to 15 years in jail for conspiring to commit crimes in violation of Sections 23(1) and 149 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960. (29).

They were also found guilty of robbery and sentenced to 20 years in jail by the court.

Both sentences will run at the same time.

Both prisoners, as well as the complainants, were natives of Asamankese, a settlement in Ghana's Eastern Region, according to the Prosecution Officer, Inspector Samuel Owusu.

He said that around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 1, the two hired a taxi with the registration number GR 6261-21 to take them to one of the nearby villages.

The convicts, who were carrying a black schoolbag and a polythene bag, entered the vehicle at Asamankese Bungalow Junction, according to Inspector Owusu.

They then inflicted serious injuries on the driver, who yelled for aid when he realized he was being robbed, but the criminals were able to drive away.

After the complainant filed a police report, a police patrol squad pursued the perpetrators and apprehended them.