Man Jailed for Stealing Phones of Tamale Teaching Hospital Health Workers
A Circuit Court in Tamale has sentenced a young man for stealing mobile phones at the Tamale Teaching Hospital.
Presiding over the case, His Worship, Stephen Tabiri, sentenced Awal to eight months in prison at the Tamale Circuit Court.
In a statement, the Management and staff of the hospital welcomed the court’s decision and noted that the sentence should serve as a deterrent to individuals who unlawfully enter the facility under the pretence of visiting patients to commit theft.
Theft
The suspicious movement of the convict, identified as Mohammed Awal, within a ward at the hospital’s Internal Medicine Block attracted the attention of a nurse on the night of Sunday, February 15, 2026.
When questioned, Awal claimed he was visiting a patient but failed to provide details, raising concerns among staff.
Subsequent checks revealed that two mobile phones belonging to health workers on duty were missing.
He was thereby apprehended and handed over to the Ghana Police Service.
Story by Hajara Fuseini
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