A 27-year-old house-help, accused of stealing USD 16,000 belonging to his employer, Mdaihli Fadlelah, and making off with his boss's Apsonic motorbike valued at GH₵ 8,000, has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court. The accused, Thomas Yokpo, is alleged to have used the stolen money to travel to Nigeria in pursuit of better opportunities. Yakpo pleaded not guilty to the charge of theft.The Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Mrs.

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Afia Owusuaa Appiah, has remanded the accused, Thomas Yokpo, to reappear on October 31, 2023, for a Case Management Conference (CMC). The Court directed the prosecution to file and serve all disclosures and witness statements before the next adjourned date.According to the prosecution, represented by Police Inspector Nana Akua Boatemaa, who stood in for Police Inspector Wisdom Alorwu, the complainant, Mr.

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Mdaihli Fadlelah, is a businessman residing at Regimanuel Estate, Spintex Road. The accused person, Thomas Yokpo, lived in the complainant's house.The prosecution explained that on March 14, 2023, the complainant entrusted USD 16,000.00 to the accused person with instructions to deliver it to someone named Ali on Spintex Road.

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However, after receiving the money, the accused person allegedly absconded with it along with the complainant's Apsonic motorbike valued at GH₵ 8,000.00, traveling to an unknown destination.During the investigation, the police learned that the accused person had left the motorbike with a friend in Koforidua, who also served as a witness in the case, and had traveled to Nigeria in search of better opportunities.

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The prosecution reported that on September 27, 2023, Richmond Annin, the accused person's friend in Koforidua, was arrested, and it was through him that the accused person returned from Nigeria to Ghana. The accused person was subsequently arrested on September 30, 2023.In his caution statement during the investigation, the accused person confessed to the offenses as stated in the charge sheet.

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He revealed that it was his friend, Gideon (who is now at large), who aided him in absconding with the money and the motorbike. The motorbike has since been retrieved and is in the possession of the police.

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