Man jailed two years for vandalising Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange

A 48-year-old head porter named Yaw Asare has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by the Dansoman Circuit Court for unlawfully damaging parts of the Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange in Accra.

He was caught destroying parapet beams and other accessories on the newly constructed interchange and charged under Section 172 of the Criminal Offences Act (Act 29) for causing unlawful damage.

The incident occurred around June 9, 2025.

The Ministry of Roads and Highways expressed concern over the rising vandalism of public infrastructure and warned that such acts would not go unpunished.