A driver of Edern Security Services, Emmanuel Adenyo, is alleged to have stolen a cash amount of GH¢106,570.19 belonging to Shoprite, Junction Mall, meant to be deposited with the Standard Chartered Bank and spent part to buy a Hyundai Grace van.
Adenyo has been arrested and put before an Accra Circuit, presided over by Mr. Isaac Addo, yesterday for stealing, but pleaded not guilty to the charge. The court has granted him bail in the sum of GH¢120,000 with two sureties to be justified with landed property.
The accused is being prosecuted by Chief Inspector Jonas Lawer.
Narrating the facts of the case to the court, C/Insp. Lawer stated that the case was reported to the police by Michael Asamoah-Duku, Head of Cash in Transit at Edern Security Services.
According to him, the accused was put in charge of the company’s Fiat Money Van, which he, together with two tellers and a police officer, were assigned to pick up monies on behalf of Standard Chartered Bank from its customers.
But, on July 25, 2023, the security company received a complaint from Standard Chartered Bank that the management of Shoprite, Junction Mall, had informed them that cash in the sum of GH¢106,570.19 that was picked up from its outlet on July 4, had not been credited to their account.
Based on that information, the security company conducted its own investigation and detected that it was the van of the accused that picked up the money from Shoprite, Junction Mall, on the day in question.
The prosecutor said the accused confessed to the crime after he was interrogated, together with the other people on board the van that fateful day by his employers. He managed to steal one sack of money and carried it home after close of work on July 4. A formal complaint was then made to the police on August 8, and the accused was arrested.
The accused admitted the offence in his caution statement in the presence of an independent witness that he stole a sack of money containing cash of GH¢106,570.19, and then destroyed the cash deposit slips, as well as the schedule covering the cash.
The accused allegedly admitted during investigation that he used GH¢46,000.00 of the amount to purchase a Hyundai Grace van with registration number WR 2391-13.
His Honour Addo was also told that the police was able to retrieve the van and cash of GH¢37,616.00 from him.
The court further heard that it was after investigations that Adenyo was charged with the offence and put before it. The case was adjourned to September 25 for continuation.
