Thursday sentenced two farmers to a total fine of 10 million cedis for
poisoning River Bisi at Pepewase village in the Sunyani Municipality.
The convicts, Kwaku Besia and Kwadwo Danaa, both pleaded guilty
to the charge of poisoning and were sentenced to a fine of five
million cedis each or in default two years imprisonment.Assistant
Superintendent of Police Martin Defeamekpor told the court that on
March 18, the two persons together with four others now at large, went
on a fishing expedition in the river.
He said the convicts poured a chemical called Rwreko 2.5 EC into
the river, which is the only source of drinking water for the people
in the community, with the intention of killing the fishes.The
prosecutor said some residents in the village arrested Biesia but the
others escaped into the bush. Danaa was identified and arrested when
he later visited Biesia at the police cell in Sunyani.
The court also sentenced Issifu Wedirago, a mason, to two years
imprisonment in hard labour for stealing 275 meters of insulated
cables valued at more than four million cedis belonging to the Volta
River Authority.
Issifu pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing.Prosecuting, Mr
Defeamekpor said on March 1, members of the Zongo watchdog committee
met Issifu carrying the cables.
The committee members challenged him and in an attempt to arrest
him he abandoned the cables and took to his heels but they arrested
him and sent him to the police station.
23 March 07
