The Amasaman Circuit Court convicted Kwadwo Larbi and imposed a five-year sentence with hard labor for vehicle theft. Justice Enid Marful-Sau found the 35-year-old driver guilty of stealing a Toyota bus valued at GH¢70,000. Larbi accepted responsibility for the theft charge but rejected allegations of conspiracy with fugitive Godwin Baah. The stolen vehicle belonged to businessman Joseph Addy from North Kaneshie, who had entrusted it to commercial driver Yaw Mensah. Mechanical problems forced the bus to remain parked at Sarpeiman along the Accra-Nsawam road.
Police Chief Inspector Salifu Nashiru testified that Addy discovered the theft on June 3, 2025, when Mensah reported the missing vehicle. Authorities received intelligence four days later indicating Larbi had transported the bus to a Kasoa scrap yard for sale. Kasoa Police apprehended Larbi, who claimed Baah had hired him for the towing and scrapping operation. Investigators could not locate the alleged accomplice despite Larbi's cooperation during questioning.
Police Chief Inspector Salifu Nashiru testified that Addy discovered the theft on June 3, 2025, when Mensah reported the missing vehicle. Authorities received intelligence four days later indicating Larbi had transported the bus to a Kasoa scrap yard for sale. Kasoa Police apprehended Larbi, who claimed Baah had hired him for the towing and scrapping operation. Investigators could not locate the alleged accomplice despite Larbi's cooperation during questioning.
