A third-year student of Accra College of Education was caught by fellow students for allegedly stealing a laptop and several other phones on Saturday, August 10, 2024.
Reports state that the suspect stole a laptop by breaking into a student’s room while other students were in the school auditorium for a program.
But one student who had already entered the room moved quickly, which resulted in the suspect’s apprehension.
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Surprisingly, during the inspection of the suspect’s bag, several pen drives, sim cards and roughly eight phones were discovered in addition to the laptop.
In a video posted by EDHUB on social media (https://x.com/eddie_wrt/status/1822549121128882437) the suspect is seen surrounded by a group of people with one person retrieving the stolen items from a blue bag.
The suspect’s left eye appeared swollen as he sits on the ground.
He was later handed over to the police for further investigation.
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This incident adds to the growing number of theft cases on campus, with eight laptops already having been stolen from the school’s ICT lab.
