A Circuit Court in Cape Coast has sentenced a 49-year-old fisherman, Samuel Armah, also known as “Kofi Nyan,” to 10 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a 13-year-old girl at Mumford in the Central Region.
The sentence was handed down after Armah pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement before Her Honour Nana Aba Quiba Nunoo, presiding over Circuit Court Two on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
According to a statement issued by the Central Regional Police Command on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the incident occurred on October 16, 2025, when the convict lured the victim into a ghetto in Mumford, where he committed the act.
“On 28/10/2025, the defilement case … was called at Circuit Court Two, Cape Coast, presided over by Her Honour Nana Aba Quiba Nunoo. The accused person pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement and he was convicted on his own plea and sentenced to serve ten (10) years imprisonment in hard labour,” the statement said.
The assault was reportedly recorded on video and circulated on social media.
The victim was taken to St. Luke Catholic Hospital for medical examination and treatment before the case was referred to the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service in the Central Region.
At DOVVSU, Armah is said to have admitted to the offence and was subsequently arraigned before the court. Upon conviction, he was remanded to the Ankaful Prison to begin serving his sentence.
Police have meanwhile launched a manhunt for four accomplices identified as Agoogo, Edina, Kwesi Abbam, and Agya Ankoto, who are currently on the run.
The Command has appealed to residents of Mumford and surrounding communities to provide information leading to their arrest.
