A young man who finds themselves within the walls of Prison shares his story with Crime check TV. Kwaku Frimpong worked as a youth apprentice in an Ashanti Region electric welding shop. It was the holiday season, and his boss had requested that they spend some time with their parents. Kwaku Frimpong took use of the few days available by visiting his mother in Asante Bekwai and having a nice time. At his father’s house, he met his father’s niece, with whom he shared a room.
Kwaku Frimpong was once invited to take his father’s niece somewhere. Kwaku Frimpong eagerly followed, and the two of them proceeded to town. They had a knife and other combat weapons with them. Unbeknownst to him, his father’s niece had already planned an armed robbery with a specific target in mind, and he knew exactly where the person was. As they walked along the road, his father’s friend briefed him about the plan and his involvement.
It was a tough time for Kwaku Frimpong since he had not been in such a deadly situation before but he had no other option than to oblige. Their target had returned from one of the French countries and had a lot of money on him. It was a matter of life or death, it was either they get the money or the scene will turn bloody.
The two met the man along the road and they decided to carry out the operation, they pulled the knife and took an amount of 500,000 CFA, a wristwatch, a mobile phone, and other personal belongings of the French man. They both left the scene and went back to their room to enjoy the loot.
Unfortunately for them, the police tracked them down and arrested Kwaku Frimpong. He was paraded before the court and pleaded guilty. Kwaku Frimpong was sentenced to sixteen years in prison for robbery and has spent three years so far. His dreams of becoming a professional electric welder have been shattered, he also did not receive his share of the stolen money before the arrest.
He has shown rumors and sworn never to indulge in such an act again because life in prison has been very difficult for him as a young boy of twenty-six years. For now, he has enrolled in the prison school and is prepared to sit for the final examination. The story of Kwaku Frimpong should serve as a lesson to all. We must always watch the kind of people we call friends. Whilst some are good, others will push us into trouble. If Kwaku Frimpong had not followed the niece of his father, he would have completed the job by now and could be making genuine money.
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