Kofi Gyan, a security guard currently in custody for theft, inadvertently confessed in court when he stated that the items the police retrieved were indeed what he had taken. During his trial at an Accra Circuit Court, when the trial judge inquired if the items were found in his room, Gyan, also known as Adamu, replied affirmatively, saying, “What I took is what the Police collected from my room.” This admission, coming from the 45-year-old accused, elicited laughter from those present in the courtroom. Despite this slip, Gyan and his legal representative pleaded not guilty to charges of unlawful entry and two counts of stealing, which include the alleged theft of men’s clothing valued at GHC9,050 and other assorted men’s wear worth GHC225,070 from a warehouse.
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The situation took a serious turn when the trial judge, Mr. Isaac Oheneba Kufour, decided against granting bail to Gyan, ordering that he be held in police custody until February 21, 2024. The prosecution identified the victims of the theft as traders Emmanuel Wese and Abigail Darko, residents of Dome and Mile 7. The prosecutor’s narrative detailed how Gyan, who resides and works as a security guard in Tudu, Accra, became the prime suspect after the complainants reported missing goods from their warehouses, which were secured with undamaged locks. The theft was confirmed when Emmanuel Wese, upon inventory checks in January 2024, discovered the absence of 2,410 pieces of assorted men’s wear, and CCTV footage from a neighboring warehouse implicated Gyan in the act, leading to his arrest by the police.
