Ex-convict allegedly steals $20k, €16k from A Chinese’s car

An Accra Circuit Court has charged a 36-year-old driver and ex-convict, Abdul Rahman Kofi Asiedu, for allegedly breaking into a vehicle belonging to Chinese national and stealing cash and valuables running into thousands of Ghana cedis.

Abdul Rahman Kofi Asiedu (A1) is standing trial alongside Daniel Cobblah, also known as Asaawa (A2), while a third suspect, Kafui Agroh (A3), is currently on the run.

Abdul Rahman Kofi Asiedu and Agroh are facing charges of conspiracy to steal and stealing. Abdul Rahman Kofi Asiedu has also been charged with causing unlawful damage after allegedly smashing the driver-side door glass of the vehicle, valued at GH¢1,000.

Daniel Cobblah, on the other hand, has been charged with dishonestly receiving stolen property. Both Asiedu and Cobblah pleaded not guilty to their respective charges.

Presiding judge, Her Honour Susana Eduful, remanded Asiedu into police custody pending the final determination of the case. Cobblah, however, was admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢50,000 with two sureties, each earning not less than GH¢1,500 monthly.

The case has been adjourned to February 16, 2026.

Charges and particulars

According to the prosecution led by Chief Inspector Ebenezer Teye-Okuffo, on November 5, 2025, at Community 6, Tema, Asiedu and Agroh allegedly conspired to steal items from a black Toyota Highlander with registration number GN 5666-23, owned by Wu Xiao Ju, a Chinese national resident in the area.

The items allegedly stolen include an iPhone 16 Pro Max (gold) valued at GH¢18,000, a non-citizen Ghana Card, a Chinese citizenship card, a Chinese passport, Zenith and Ecobank Visa cards, GH¢80,000, US$20,000, and €16,000.

Daniel Cobblah, a 38-year-old lotto agent and resident of Dansoman, is accused of dishonestly receiving the stolen iPhone, knowing it to have been obtained through theft.

Prosecution’s case

Presenting the brief facts, Chief Inspector Teye-Okuffo, told the court that police intelligence intercepted CCTV footage on November 18, 2025, which captured Asiedu breaking into the complainant’s vehicle and stealing items from it.

Subsequent investigations led to the arrest of Cobblah on November 19, 2025 during which the stolen iPhone 16 Pro Max was retrieved from him.

In his caution statement, Cobblah reportedly admitted buying the phone from Asiedu for GH¢2,300, despite knowing its market value was about GH¢18,000.

Further investigations led to Asiedu’s arrest, during which he allegedly confessed to selling the phone to Cobblah.

Police also disclosed that Asiedu, upon learning he was wanted, allegedly gave GH¢30,000 from the stolen cash to a third party to be passed on to the police in an attempt to compromise the investigation.

Asiedu is facing similar charges in other courts in Accra and was previously tried for a related offence at the Kaneshie District Court, a background the court would be invited to take note of.

Efforts are ongoing to arrest the third suspect, Kafui Agroh, to face trial.

The court is expected to continue hearing the matter on the next adjourned date.

 

 

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