DVLA Service Personnel allegedly steals GH¢308K to buy Elantra, 50-inch TV

A National Service Personnel attached to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has been charged with allegedly stealing GH¢308,300 through unauthorised Mobile Money transactions.

Ebenezer Ghartey pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing when he appeared before the Accra Circuit Court.

Inspector Frank Morgan Dorvi, prosecuting, told the court, presided over by Mrs Emmanuella Sarah Asmah, that the accused allegedly transferred the money from a DVLA administrative officer’s MTN merchant account to his Mobile Money account.

The court admitted Ghartey to bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 with three sureties resident within the court’s jurisdiction.

One surety is to justify the bail with landed property within the jurisdiction valued at not less than the bail sum, while another must be a public servant earning not less than GH¢5,000 a month.

The court also ordered Ghartey to report to the case investigator every Monday and Friday until further orders and adjourned the case to August 4, 2026.

The prosecution said the complainant, whose name was withheld, is an Administrative Officer at the DVLA under whose supervision Ghartey was serving as a National Service Personnel.

According to the prosecution, on May 22, 2026, the complainant detected an unauthorised withdrawal of GH¢3,000 from her MTN merchant account after checking her balance.