A 22 year old student of the Takoradi Polytechnic, Samuel Akom-Mensah was on Wednesday sentenced to 30 months' imprisonment with hard labour by a Sekondi Circuit Court for attempting to escape from Police custody. He pleaded guilty.

Police Superintendent Khadija Musah, prosecuting, told the court that Akom-Mensah, who lived with his parents at Anaji was being investigated in connection with his alleged involvement in an armed robbery case. According to the Prosecution, on 6 May the complainant, Police Chief Inspector Kakra Adjei and two other police personnel handcuffed the accused and took him to his house to search him for the items allegedly stolen during the robbery.

Supt. Musah said that on reaching his house, Akom-Mensah's father welcomed them and directed them to the room where the accused stayed and all the stolen items were found together with a locally manufactured pistol.

She said while the accused was being returned to the Police Station, Akom-Mensah with the handcuffs still on his hands, took to his heels but the three police personnel managed to re-arrest him. Akom-Mensah would reappear before the Sekondi Community Tribunal on May 9 to be tried for armed robbery.