A 26-year-old mechanic, David Ofori, who is facing three counts of stealing, totaling GH¢58,000 was on Monday granted bail in the sum of GH¢50,000 with two sureties, both of whom must be Public Servants earning not less than GH¢3,500 monthly.
The accused, who pleaded not guilty to all three charges, appeared before Her Honour Mrs. Susana Eduful at the Accra Circuit Court.
The facts of the case were read in English and subsequently explained to the accused in Ewe, his native language.
According to the brief facts presented by the prosecution, led by Inspector Felix Adjei, the complainant, Andrews Koomson, is a mobile money vendor who shares a workplace with the accused at Teshie in the Greater Accra Region.
The accused allegedly stole various amounts of cash on three occasions from the complainant’s shop GH¢20,000 on March 4, 2025 GH¢23,000 on June 28, 2025 and GH¢15,000 on August 15, 2025.
The latest incident occurred around 5:00 am on August 15, 2025 when the complainant briefly left his shop unlocked to visit the bathroom.
Upon his return, he discovered GH¢15,000 missing and confronted Ofori, who was seen in front of the shop. Ofori reportedly confessed and returned the amount.
A report was subsequently made to the police, leading to the accused’s arrest by the Teshie Police.
In his cautioned statement, Ofori admitted to stealing a total of GH¢43,000 earlier and claimed to have handed the money to one Prince for safekeeping.
He, however, failed to assist police in locating or arresting the said Prince.
The case, registered under Court Case No: CCCC/D7/28/2026 and Teshie Police R.O No. 1295/2025, remains under investigation.
The court has directed the prosecution to make full disclosures and file witness statements by the next adjourned date.
The matter has been adjourned to September 24, 2025, for further hearing.
