An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a software engineer, Nana Abakah Anderson, into police custody for allegedly stealing a rented Honda CR-V vehicle.
Anderson, who faces two counts of stealing in separate incidents, pleaded not guilty and is currently without legal representation.
Appearing before the court, he pleaded for bail, insisting he did not steal the vehicle and that the truth would emerge during the trial.
However, the prosecution, led by Detective Sergeant Abigail Osei Mensah and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Seth Frimpong, strongly opposed the bail request.
They argued that Anderson poses a risk of committing further offences if released, and disclosed that he is already facing multiple cases in various courts.
Presenting the facts, the prosecution said the complainant in the first case, Alexander Anim, a businessman based in Accra, rented out a Honda CR-V (registration number GT 6508-21), valued at GH¢250,000, to Anderson on January 14, 2025, for three days.
When Anderson failed to return the vehicle and could not be reached, the complainant reported the matter to the Ghana Police Service’s Auto Theft Unit on January 22, 2025. Anderson was later arrested on April 9, 2025, in Kumasi in connection with a similar case and handed over to the Auto Theft Unit.
In his caution statement, Anderson admitted renting the vehicle but claimed it had been stolen by one “Tuga.” He, however, failed to report the alleged theft to the police and has not provided any credible information to assist in locating the supposed culprit.
The prosecution added that Anderson offered to refund the cost of the vehicle to the complainant but failed to honour the commitment.
In a separate but related case, Anderson is also facing charges for allegedly appropriating a KIA Optima vehicle (registration number GW 9610-24) valued at GH¢280,000, belonging to another complainant, Frederick Asare.
According to the prosecution, Anderson requested that the vehicle be delivered to his supposed residence at North Kaneshie. However, investigations revealed the location was actually a guesthouse. He later vacated the guesthouse after disabling the vehicle’s tracking device and went into hiding.
A police report was filed, and he was again apprehended on April 6, 2025, in connection with yet another similar offence.
The court has remanded Anderson in both cases as investigations continue.
