A 30-year-old salesman has made an appearance before an Accra Circuit Court on charges of stealing GH¢61,000 from his employer, a pastor.
Evans Odunu is charged with embezzling money from the sales of spare parts he supplied to clients. Odunu, who was accused of stealing twice, entered a not guilty plea.
Under the direction of Afia Owusua Appiah, the court granted Odunu GH¢85,000 in bail, with two sureties, provided that the bail was warranted. The case will now take place on March 26, 2024.
The complainant, Rev. John Blewube, was a pastor and businessman, according to the prosecution, which was led by Inspector Nana Akua Boatemah. Odunu, also known as Kojo, worked as a salesperson at the complainant’s store in Abossey Okai.
The Prosecution said on December 22, 2022, that Odunu sold shock and hub spare parts for Hyundai Accent, Toyota Corolla, Nissan Altima, Hyundai Sonata, Honda Civic, Pilot, and Fit, as well as Toyota Camry, for GH¢15,00, but he never gave the complainant an accounting.
According to Inspector Boatemah, on November 6, 2023, the complainant discovered that the accused individual had sold the engines from the following vehicles for GH¢46,000: KIA Rio 2008 model, Kia Forte 2010, Santafe 2010 and 2005, and Nissan Altima 2003 model.
Odunu, according to the prosecution, was unable to provide an account. Investigations revealed that the aforementioned spare components were sold, notwithstanding the accuser’s claims that the funds were pilfered.
Regarding the GH¢46,000 worth of spare parts, the defendant claimed that although a customer had purchased them, he had not paid him and could not be located.
The prosecution claimed that the accused was unable to direct the police to the aforementioned customer’s home or place of business.
