Eric Afful, a driver, has been remanded into police custody by the Circuit Court in Accra for allegedly conspiring with an accomplice, currently at large, to steal a police service vehicle valued at GH¢300,000. The accused appeared before Her Honour Basilia Adjei-Tawiah on Friday, August 30, 2025, but his plea was not taken.
Prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Amanie Abel, disclosed that Afful acted in collaboration with one Acquah, who remains at large, to steal a Toyota Hilux pick-up with registration number WR 1805-Z, belonging to the Ghana Police Service. The incident reportedly occurred on August 19, 2025, at Ashaley Botwe, a suburb of Accra.
The complainant, identified as the Commander of the National Patrol Unit of the Ghana Police Service, returned home at approximately 7:00 pm and parked the official vehicle in front of his residence before retiring for the night. The following morning, the vehicle was discovered missing, prompting the commander to lodge a complaint at the Lakeside Estates Police Station.
At about 2:00 am later that day, a police patrol team intercepted the stolen vehicle being driven by the accused, Eric Afful. A search of the vehicle revealed a police driving logbook and the complainant’s hospital ID card. Additionally, Afful was found in possession of a bunch of Toyota ignition keys, three of which were tested and confirmed to start the stolen vehicle.
Initially, Afful claimed he had been sent by a friend to pick up a woman using the vehicle. However, when pressed by officers to contact this friend, he failed to do so and eventually admitted to stealing the vehicle with Acquah. According to Afful’s statement, Acquah had traveled ahead in a taxi towards Kasoa to meet a potential buyer from the Western Region.
Following his arrest, Afful was transferred to the Auto Theft Unit for further investigations while the stolen police vehicle was impounded as evidence. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend Acquah. The court has remanded Afful into police custody until Thursday, September 4, 2025, as he informed the court that his lawyer would be present at the next hearing.
-thechronicleonline
Curated by Tetteh Belinda | GhanaCrimes
