A man will spend five years in jail for stealing two excavators. The Tarkwa circuit court passed the sentence on the 28-year-old offender.
The court found him guilty of the crime. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment with hard labour.
The stolen excavators were taken from a mining site. This happened in the Western Region.
The Ghana Police Service investigated the theft.
The court's decision shows that stealing large equipment has serious consequences.
This serves as a warning to others who might consider such crimes.