The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has clarified that the alleged GH¢308,000 theft involving a former National Service Personnel attached to the Authority is a personal matter between two individuals and not related to DVLA’s finances, accounts, or operations.
According to the DVLA, the case is between an individual who happens to be a former National Service Personnel assigned to the DVLA and currently on contract.
The Authority stated that it has not suffered any financial loss from the incident and rejected claims suggesting it was the victim of the alleged theft.
DVLA reaffirmed its commitment to integrity, accountability, and cooperation with ongoing investigations.
In a statement issued on July 7, 2026, the DVLA clarified that the money in question does not belong to the Authority.
“The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has taken notice of a media publication with the headline ‘DVLA Service Personnel allegedly steals GH¢308K to purchase Hyundai Elantra saloon car, a Samsung 50-inch television set and pay sibling’s school fees.’
“The Authority wishes to categorically state that the alleged GH¢308,000 involved in the matter does not belong to the DVLA and was not stolen from the Authority or any of its accounts.
“The matter under investigation is a personal dispute involving an individual who happens to be a former National Service Personnel assigned to the DVLA and currently on contract. At no point has the Authority suffered any financial loss in relation to this case,” the statement read.
The DVLA statement follows, Ebenezer Ghartey, a National Service Personnel attached to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), has been busted after stealing GH¢308,300 through unauthorised Mobile Money transactions.
The National Service Personnel was charged with allegedly stealing GH¢308,300 through unauthorised Mobile Money transactions but pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing when he appeared before the Circuit Court.
In court, Inspector Frank Morgan Dorvi revealed that the accused allegedly transferred the money from a DVLA administrative officer’s MTN merchant account to his Mobile Money account.
The case was presided over by Mrs Emmanuella Sarah Asmah, who admitted Ghartey to bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 with three sureties resident within the court’s jurisdiction.
One of his sureties is to justify the bail with landed property within the jurisdiction valued at not less than the bail; the other must be a public servant earning not less than GH¢5,000 a month.
Ebenezer Ghartey was also ordered by the court to report to the case investigator every Monday and Friday until further orders, with the case adjourned to August 4, 2026.
Parts of the news article shared by GNA read, “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.
The prosecution said she subsequently obtained transaction records from MTN, which allegedly identified Ghartey as the recipient of the transfer.
Further examination of transactions covering the period from March 31 to May 20, 2026, allegedly revealed that a total of GH¢308,300 had been transferred from the complainant’s merchant account to Ghartey’s Mobile Money account.
The matter was reported to the Cantonments Police, leading to the arrest of the accused.
During investigations, the prosecution said Ghartey told the Police that “he was not on salary’ and he used the stolen money to pay his rent.
He also purchased a Hyundai Elantra saloon car, a Samsung 50-inch television set, a set of furniture, an air conditioner, a floor carpet, a dining table and chairs, a washing machine, and a television rack and frame.
The prosecution said Ghartey also used part of the money to pay his sibling’s school fees.
The Prosecution told the court that, in his caution statement, Ghartey admitted committing the offence”.
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