Woman remanded for stealing car

An unemployed woman has been remanded by the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing a Hyundai Sonata car valued at GH₵45,000.

Eunice Nyarkoa is said to have bolted with the car after going on a test drive.

It is the case of the prosecution that Nyarkoa after bolting with the car, forged the signature of the owner and registered it in her name at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA).

Nyarkoa has pleaded not guilty to forgery and stealing and will reappear before the court, presided over by Ms Afia Owusu Appiah, on October 14, 2020.

Meanwhile, the prosecution says investigations are ongoing to recover the stolen vehicle and also to arrest those who aided Nyarkoa to register the vehicle in her name at the DVLA.

Facts
Presenting the facts of the case, the prosecutor, Inspector Samuel Ahiabor, said the complainant was a contractor while Nyarkoa was unemployed, and a resident of Oduom in Kumasi.

In May, 2019, the prosecutor said the complainant was instructed by his brother, who was a resident of Sierra Leone, to sell his unregistered Hyundai Sonata car which was in his possession.

Inspector Ahiabor told the court that based on that, the complainant advertised the vehicle for sale.

Nyarkoa, who according to the prosecutor, was privy to the sale of the vehicle contacted the complainant’s brother and expressed interest in buying the vehicle at an agreed price of GH₵45,000.

Nyarkoa was then introduced to the complainant for her to pay the money to him in order to collect the vehicle.

Inspection
Inspector Ahiabor said Nyarkoa after inspecting the vehicle together with the documents sought permission from the complainant to go on a test drive with the vehicle which was further granted.

“Nyarkoa took advantage of that, bolted with the vehicle and went into hiding and a complaint was made to the police,” Inspector Ahiabor told the court.

He added that further investigations revealed that Nyarkoa forged the signature of Kwamena Ayensu Ghartey at the DVLA head office and registered the vehicle in her name.

On October 2, 2020, the prosecutor said Nyarkoa was apprehended at her hideout in Koforidua but the vehicle was not found.

He said Nyarkoa after her arrest admitted stealing the vehicle but stated that the vehicle was in the possession of one Agya Owusu in Kumasi.