Tricycle rider remanded over alleged sale of work-and-pay tricycle
According to the prosecution, the complainant, Samuel Kennedy, a student and resident of La, bought a Houjo tricycle valued at GH¢33,000 for commercial purposes.
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a tricycle rider accused of selling a tricycle he had received under a work-and-pay arrangement.
The accused, Johnson Dickson Amasabga, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing.
According to the prosecution, the complainant, Samuel Kennedy, a student and resident of La, bought a Houjo tricycle valued at GH¢33,000 for commercial purposes.
Amasabga, who lived at Abossey Okai, later approached him and asked to use the tricycle for work.
The complainant agreed and handed over the tricycle under a work-and-pay agreement.
Under the arrangement, Amasabga was expected to pay GH¢62,000 over two years.
The court heard that the agreement was documented before the tricycle was released to him.
Prosecutors said the accused paid GH¢7,878 within the first three months.
He allegedly stopped making payments afterward and went into hiding with the tricycle.
The complainant’s attempts to reach him were unsuccessful.
The matter was then reported to the La Police.
Police later arrested Amasabga through intelligence.
During interrogation, he allegedly admitted that there was an agreement between him and the complainant.
He also confirmed the terms of the work-and-pay arrangement.
However, prosecutors said he told police he had sold the tricycle and asked for time to refund the complainant.
He was later granted police enquiry bail but allegedly failed to report as required.
On June 2, 2026, he was spotted at Agbogbloshie riding another tricycle.
He was arrested and subsequently put before court.
The court remanded him into lawful custody as the case continues.
