Porter Jailed for Stealing and selling Commercial Vehicle for GH¢2,000

A 21-year-old porter has been sentenced for stealing a commercial vehicle valued at GH¢40,000, following a trial at the Dansoman District Court in the Greater Accra Region.

Denis Boateng, who pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing, was convicted and sentenced on April 28 by Her Honour Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit.

The prosecution was led by Chief Inspector Kwadwo Aboagye.

Boateng was charged with stealing contrary to Section 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

According to the facts presented in court, the complainant, Okai Ernest, a driver residing at Dansoman, had handed over his Hyundai Grace vehicle, with registration number GS 2879-17, to one Wisdom Frimpong for commercial transport operations. On December 3, 2024, the vehicle developed a fault and was parked at the Dansoman Korle-Bu Trotro station.

When the complainant returned with his driver and a mechanic on December 5 to fix the vehicle, it was nowhere to be found. A formal complaint was made to the police on April 8, 2025.

Boateng was later identified by informants and arrested at the Darkuman Police Station.

He was subsequently transferred to the Kaneshie Police Station, where the complainant positively identified him as the suspect.

In his caution statement to police, Boateng admitted to stealing the vehicle and selling it to a scrap dealer for GH¢2,000 at Darkuman Cable Wireless.

Efforts to locate the alleged receiver of the stolen vehicle proved futile.

Following investigations, Boateng was charged and arraigned for stealing.

The court delivered its decision after considering the evidence presented, including the accused’s own confession to the police.

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