A 25-year-old dispatch rider, Romeo Adjei, has been remanded into police custody by the Circuit Court 7 in Accra after pleading not guilty to three counts of stealing Royal motorbikes from students of the Accra Technical University (ATU).
Presided over by Her Honour Sedinam Awo Kwadam, the case was presented in court by Prosecutor Inspector Clement Sarpong.
The accused faces three charges of stealing, all contrary to Section 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
According to the prosecution led by Inspector Clement Sarpong, the accused person, Romeo Adjei, dishonestly appropriated three separate Royal motorbikes valued at a total of GH¢18,000.00, all belonging to ATU students:
Count One alleges that on August 21, 2024, Adjei stole a Royal motorbike with registration number M-20-GT-16776, valued at GH¢3,500.00, belonging to Michael Mantey Annang.
Count Two states that on January 29, 2025, he stole another Royal motorbike, registration number M-21-GS-1262, valued at GH¢7,000.00, owned by Kingsley Tetteh.
Count Three involves the theft of a third Royal motorbike with registration number M-22-GT-1387, valued at GH¢7,500.00, on February 14, 2025, belonging to Abdulai Abdul Samed.
The facts of the case indicate that the accused systematically targeted motorbikes parked within the university premises. Security footage captured Adjei in the act, prompting the school authorities to tighten campus security.
On August 12, 2025, Adjei allegedly attempted yet another theft involving a Royal motorbike valued at GH¢7,500.00, belonging to Kuwornu Wilson. This time, however, security personnel apprehended him and handed him over to police.
Upon interrogation, Adjei reportedly admitted to the offences and implicated a second suspect, a motor fitter and resident of Old Fadama, as the buyer of the stolen bikes.
Adjei disclosed that the bikes were sold for significantly less than market value — between GH¢1,000.00 and GH¢3,000.00.
The second suspect was later arrested and admitted in his cautioned statement to purchasing two of the bikes, but failed to account for the whereabouts of one motorbike he claimed was retrieved by an unknown individual with documents.
Both accused persons have been formally charged and are to reappear before the court as investigations continue. The case has been adjourned, and Romeo Adjei remains in police custody.
