Vehicle theft: Three Nigerians jailed 96 years in Ghana

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The Atasemanso Circuit Court sitting in Ghana has sentenced three Nigerians, Francis Friday, Linus Agwazie, and Russell Ekenze, to a combined jail term of 96 years for their involvement in car theft within the Kumasi Metropolis of the country.

PUNCH Metro learnt this from a statement signed by the Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police, Godwin Ahianyo, and obtained on Tuesday.

This is coming amidst a recent protest by Ghanaians over the involvement of Nigerians within the country in alleged criminal activities.

According to Ahianyo, the trio was arrested on June 20 following suspicions that they were involved in targeting and stealing parked vehicles. Punch