Thieves have stolen a television set from the new Theatre of the Sandema District Hospital, reliable sources have said.
The thieves managed to steal the 32-inch television which was mounted at the patients sitting bay of the theatre Monday dawn around 2 am, as hospital staff on duty were busily attending to the sick.
According to our sources who narrated the incident to Correspondent Senyalah Castro, the staff who was on duty in the Theatre moved into another office within the facility to rest after attending to a case that had been brought in, only to return and the television was gone.
It is suspected that the thieves slipped in within that period and made away with the television. The entire facility was combed but the culprits had absconded with the booty and no arrest was made.
Efforts to get the hospital authorities to speak on the issue have proved futile, but it is gathered that a complaint has been lodged with the Sandema District Police command.
Surge in armed robbery and theft in Sandema
The reported case of theft at the Sandema hospital Theatre comes as no surprise to residents who continue to express concerns over hike in activities of bandits in recent times.
Aside this case, two mobile money vendors operating in the area were robbed of cash and other valuables and vehemently attacked within a space of three days.
Residents are not happy and have accused authorities of doing very little to address the issue. Last week, residents locked up shops in the markets and poured on major streets of the town to present a petition to the District Chief Executive who is head of the Security Council in the district (DISEC).
Residents lament that the growing activities of the robbers have left them fearing for their lives, property and have called on authorities to find immediate solutions or they will take measures into their own hands.
Two lead members of the youth who presented the petition to the DISEC were arrested and granted bail but have been hurled before the Magistrate Court in Navrongo for allegedly defying the Public Order Act.
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