The Dansoman Circuit Court has sentenced a 48-year-old head porter, Yaw Asare, to two years in prison for unlawfully damaging parts of the newly constructed Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange in Accra.
His conviction was secured under Section 172 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), which criminalises the destruction of public and private property.
According to a statement issued on Friday, August 22, by the Ministry of Roads and Highways and signed by its Head of Public Relations, Nasir Ahmad Yartey, the convict was arrested on June 9, 2025.
He was found to have destroyed parapet beams and other structural accessories installed on the multi-million-cedi interchange project.
The Ministry condemned the act as part of a disturbing trend of deliberate destruction of public infrastructure.
It cited repeated incidents of vandalism on road facilities, including the damaging of traffic lights through reckless driving and criminal activity.
Officials warned that such conduct poses a serious threat to public safety, disrupts traffic management, and drains scarce national resources that could otherwise be used for further development.
The Ministry further assured the public that it will continue to work closely with the Ghana Police Service to ensure that culprits who engage in the destruction of state property are arrested, prosecuted, and punished in accordance with the law.
