The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man named Nana Anderson in connection with a widespread vehicle theft and rental fraud syndicate operating across multiple locations nationwide. According to a statement from the Ghana Police Service, Anderson, who is currently unemployed, was apprehended on April 5 at a hideout in Atasemanso, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The suspect is reported to use multiple aliases, including Nana Abeka, Essel Kofi Elvis, and Wilson Kojo Bismark. The police also disclosed that another individual linked to the crime, identified as Gideon Baah, is currently at large.
Preliminary investigations revealed that on March 25, Anderson allegedly contacted a car rental partner of the complainant and fraudulently rented a Hyundai Elantra, registered under number GT 114-25. Police explained that the suspect used forged ECOWAS identity and driver’s license cards, which featured different names but displayed his own photograph, to trick the rental agent into handing over the vehicle at Community 25. He reportedly failed to return the car and disabled its tracking system, raising suspicions.
The police stated that further investigations uncovered Anderson’s involvement in a broader criminal syndicate responsible for the theft of multiple vehicles between January and March 2025. The statement indicated that the syndicate employed similar fraudulent methods to steal a Kia Forte at Haatso, a Honda Civic at Amasaman, and a Kia Ultima at Spintex, all within the Greater Accra Region.
The police reported that Anderson confessed to receiving GH¢4,000 for each of the stolen vehicles. After his arrest, he led officers to a residence in Millennium City, which is believed to be the hideout of Gideon Baah, also known as Nana. However, Baah was not found at that location. The police confirmed that Anderson has been arraigned before the court and that investigations into the case are ongoing. They assured the public that efforts are being made to apprehend Gideon Baah and dismantle the entire syndicate.
By: Jemima Okang Addae
