A Turkish national, Kuran Demir Gokhan and a Ghanaian, Mohammed Awudu, have been arraigned before the Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly conspiring to steal two vehicles belonging to LCB Worldwide Ghana Limited.
The two, Gokhan, 45, a former Country Manager of LCB Worldwide Ghana Limited, and Awudu, 31, the current Head of Operations have been charged with conspiracy to commit crime and stealing, offences contrary to Sections 23(1) and 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
They appeared before Her Honour Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit on July 30, 2025 and both pleaded not guilty.
The court granted each of the accused persons bail in the sum of GH¢460,000, with two sureties, one of whom must be justified with title deeds equivalent to the bail amount.
Chief Inspector Kwadwo Aboagye, prosecuting for the Republic, was directed by the court to file all disclosures and witness statements ahead of the case management conference (CMC) scheduled for August 25, 2025.
Brief Facts of the Case
According to police records, the complainant, Mehmet TalatTanfer, a Turkish national and the CEO of LCB Worldwide Ghana Limited, reported the case to the Regional CID, Accra, on February 19, 2025.
Investigations revealed that on or before January 9, 2025, the accused persons allegedly conspired to sell two vehicles — a Ford F-150 (registration number GS 4680-23) and a Kia Sorento (GC 2433-19) — without the knowledge or approval of the CEO.
The Ford F-150, valued at GH¢450,000 was later traced to Mr. Ibrahim Catalsakal, a buyer who reportedly purchased the vehicle in good faith after due diligence at the DVLA.
The vehicle has since been retrieved and impounded at the Regional Police Headquarters.
During interrogation, Gokhan denied the allegation, claiming that he had verbal approval from the complainant to sell the vehicles.
He further asserted that he had sold over ten company vehicles in the past with similar verbal instructions.
He stated that the proceeds of US$30,000 from the sales were handed to the complainant, with an additional US$6,450 allegedly used for company operations.
However, police investigations found that Gokhan, after being granted police enquiry bail, fled the country to Turkey, despite his passport being retained due to flight risk concerns.
Awudu is accused of assisting in the preparation of a change of ownership document to facilitate the transaction involving the Ford F-150. Following the investigations, the two were charged and brought before the court.
The case is expected to resume on August 25, 2025, for the next hearing.
