A Ghanaian man, Opoku Afriyie, has been sentenced to one year in prison for stealing medication worth GH¢60 from a pharmacy in a desperate bid to treat his rheumatism.
According to reports, Afriyie had been prescribed drugs he could not fully afford. With only GH¢20 in his possession, he seized a moment when the pharmacy attendant stepped away and left with the medication without paying.
In a surprising twist, he later returned to the same pharmacy to purchase more drugs, where he was immediately recognized and arrested.
The court convicted him of theft and imposed a 12-month custodial sentence. The ruling has ignited public debate in Ghana, with many citizens questioning the severity of the punishment given Afriyie’s poor health and dire financial situation.
@Polterg01@askghmedia Do you know where I stay,I live among twi and sefwi speaking people, when they speak I reply with my language, you think I'm stupid. Check the account name again please
“I’m a foreigner living in Ghana. If you don’t speak Twi, people assume you’re Nigerian. If you’re a foreigner and you’re not prepared to be mistaken for a Nigerian, then you’re not ready to live in Ghana.”
— A foreign national shares how she constantly has to correct people who assume she is Nigerian because she doesn’t speak Twi
It is okay for him a Christian to join and pray with Muslims but it’s abomination for Bawumia a Muslim to join his Christian brothers during their church service!
Hypocrisy at its highest standard.
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@Joy997FM These days our news headlines are some way,you have to phrase your own heading before you understand what they are trying to put across, I don't know if it is deliberate or not