Illegal Miner Granted GH¢200k Bail for Theft

A 27-year-old illegal miner, Alhassan Nasiru, has been granted GH₵200,000 bail by the Toase District Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region, for allegedly stealing GH₵4,000.00 from his father.

The Court, presided over by Mr. Robert Addo, granted the bail with two sureties. Nasiru is accused of making away with the cash his father, Seidu Alhassan, had hidden on his cocoa farm at Nyamebekyere, near Mankranso in the Ahafo Ano South West district.

According to Police Chief Inspector Anthony Ohene Gyan, who is prosecuting, the complainant, Seidu Alhassan, a farmer, discovered GH₵100.00 missing from his trousers on December 5, this year. Suspecting foul play, he hid the remaining GH₵4,000.00 under a cocoa tree on the farm.

The following morning, Nasiru, who works as an illegal miner at Biemso Number One in the Ahafo Ano South East District, harvested plantain from the same farm. Upon returning to the farm, Seidu Alhassan discovered the money was gone.

“Following his own investigations, the complainant learned that his son had been on the farm and taken a bunch of plantain home,” Inspector Gyan stated. He subsequently reported the matter to the Wioso Police, leading to Nasiru’s arrest.

Preliminary investigations by the Police led to the charges being filed, and the accused was brought before the Toase District Court. His plea has not yet been taken. The case has been adjourned to January 6, 2026.

Prosecution indicated that investigations are still ongoing to ascertain the full circumstances surrounding the alleged theft.

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