Serial Motorbike Thief Arrested

A suspect has been arrested for his alleged connection to a serial motorbike theft within the Accra metropolis in the past month.

The arrest of Emmanuel Akanpatiba came after a Madina resident woke to find his red Royal motorbike with registration number M-25-CW 367 missing on June 24 after parking it in his house the previous night.

The victim reported the incident to the police. The motorbike was subsequently found in the possession of the suspect.

“During interrogation, the suspect admitted to the offence and identified his accomplice as Israel Fredrick Lomotey, who is currently at large,” the Ghana Police Service said in a statement.

Further investigations linked the suspect and his accomplices to at least 12 different motorbike thefts in various parts of the city, including Madina, Adenta, Lapaz, and Teshie, within the past month.

The suspects, also named Nurudeen, Ali, and Inusah, all based at the Agbogbloshie Onion Market, as the receivers of the stolen motorbikes.

“During interrogation, the suspect revealed that he typically breaks the steering lock of the stolen motorbikes, transports them to Agbogbloshie, and sells them to receivers for amounts ranging between GHS 2,000 and GHS 3,000, depending on the year of registration of the motorbike.”
The police have since launched a manhunt for the four accomplices.

Source: https://opemsuo.com/author/hajara-fuseini/