The Koforidua Circuit Court A has sentenced a Togolese national, Shaibu Yaw, to 18 years in prison with hard labour for illegal mining activities in Akyem Mouso, located in the Atewa West District of the Eastern Region.
The court presided over by High Court Judge Her Lordship Abigail Animah Asare, who was sitting with additional responsibilities, convicted Shaibu after he pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit a crime and mining without a license.
In addition to his prison sentence, Shaibu was fined 10,000 penalty units on both counts.
The 18-year prison sentence will run concurrently, while the fine, which totals 20,000 penalty units, will run consecutively.