A toll booth attendant at the Ghana Highway Authority has been remanded into Police custody by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing GHC 2 cedis.
The accused, Thomas Tetteh is alleged to have stolen the money on November 10, 2014 at Ayi Mensah in Accra.
[contextly_sidebar id=”IGpVxyM5qRWZmcb5hePMCpHkfC4CrM6Q”]According to Daily Guide, Tetteh allegedly collected the money from a tipper truck driver, but refused to give him a ticket in return.
Appearing before trail judge Aboagye Tandoh, the accused denied the offence and was remanded into prison custody.
Inspector Hanson said for sometime now some operators of the toll booth fail to issue tickets to drivers they receive monies from.
According to him, toll booth attendants, by the practice, enrich themselves while depriving the state, revenue expected from the road tolls.
He said the attendant was arrested and handed over to the Fraud Unit of CID headquarters for further investigations.
Prosecuting, Inspector Pat Hanson said the complainants are Police officers stationed at the Special Operation Unit (SOU) of the office while the accused is a toll booth attendant at the Ghana High Way Authority and a resident of Teshie.
By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana