The High Court in Ho has sentenced Richard Adikyere, a mason, to life imprisonment for the murder of Mawutor Adzahli, the Assemblyman for Sogakope South Electoral Area, on March 1, 2020.
The court, presided over by Justice Daniel Ekow Mensah, also sentenced Adikyere and his two accomplices, Emmanuel Hedzro and Stephen Adzibolo, to 47 years each for robbery, with Adikyere's sentences to run concurrently.
Adikyere, the ringleader, pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, robbery, and possession of firearms without lawful authority, while Hedzro and Adzibolo, both unemployed, pleaded not guilty to robbery.
However, the court found all three guilty based on overwhelming evidence presented by the prosecution, led by Senior State Attorney Andrews Dodzi Adugu.
