Software engineer remanded for alleged theft of two luxury vehicles
Anderson, who appeared without legal counsel, pleaded not guilty to the charge of stealing. He pleaded with the court to grant him bail, insisting he had not stolen the vehicle and was confident the truth would come out during the trial.
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A software engineer, Nana Abakah Anderson, has been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court over the alleged theft of a rented Honda CR-V—his second car theft case pending before the same court.
Anderson, who appeared without legal counsel, pleaded not guilty to the charge of stealing. He pleaded with the court to grant him bail, insisting he had not stolen the vehicle and was confident the truth would come out during the trial.
However, the prosecution, led by Detective Sergeant Abigail Osei Mensah under the guidance of ASP Seth Frimpong, strongly opposed bail. They argued that Anderson posed a flight risk and was likely to reoffend if released. The court also heard that Anderson had multiple pending cases involving similar offences.
The facts presented indicated that on January 14, 2025, Anderson rented a Honda CR-V, valued at GH¢250,000, from businessman Alexander Anim for a three-day period. When the rental period expired, Anderson failed to return the vehicle and became unreachable.
Following unsuccessful attempts to retrieve the car, the complainant lodged a report with the Auto Theft Unit of the Ghana Police Service on January 22. Anderson was eventually arrested on April 9 at a hideout in Kumasi in connection with a separate vehicle theft.
In his caution statement, Anderson admitted renting the vehicle but claimed it was stolen from him by someone named “Tuga”—a person he neither reported to the police nor helped to identify. He later promised to refund the cost of the vehicle but failed to honour that commitment.
Further complicating his legal troubles, Anderson is also being held for allegedly stealing a KIA Optima sedan worth GH¢280,000 from another individual, Frederick Asare. In that case, Anderson reportedly arranged for the car to be delivered to a residence in North Kaneshie—which turned out to be a guesthouse. He later vanished after disabling the vehicle’s tracking system.
Prosecutors stated that Anderson vacated the guesthouse shortly after the vehicle’s delivery and went into hiding until his arrest on April 6.
The court has remanded him in both matters as investigations continue.
