The Ghana Police Service has arrested a young man for allegedly attempting to steal a police armoured vehicle at Nkawie Market in a brazen daylight incident.
The young man has been identified as Ebenezer Frimpong.
Reports suggest the man stole the Ghana Police Service armoured vehicle at Nkawie Market after the driver briefly stepped out, leaving the engine running.
He drove off but was later pursued and arrested near Mim, with the vehicle successfully recovered.
A post by UTV Ghana stated, “Ghana Police Service in the Ashanti Region has arrested a young man, Ebenezer Frimpong, for allegedly attempting to steal a police armoured vehicle at Nkawie Market in a brazen daytime incident.
The suspect is said to have taken advantage of a brief lapse in security after the police driver reportedly stepped out to purchase medication, leaving the engine of the vehicle running”.
Some Ghanaians reacting to the news stated, “Only in Ghana
Bro saw a whole armoured vehicle with the engine running and said “opportunity.”
The audacity. The confidence. The stupidity.
Ran with it all the way to Mim before reality caught up”.
Another X user added, “ If this were in America, the police officer would be at fault. You never leave your service car running unattended, but we’re not ready to have that conversation.
Someone go come comment nonsense to prove otherwise”.
“Ahhhh Ghana na ankasa chaw pple mad wey dem dey clothes inner ooo.. So wait oo, like he go use do commercial car or private anaaa he go park am fr bush den lef am…??”, a netizen added.
One more X user added, “Some people do move like normal people, but deep down they’re mad to the core. What’s he thinking he could do with that police van or he thinks it’s GTA V? This dude is in a deep hole rn”.
In other news, A Police Officer identified as Sgt. Mathew of the Madina Police Station has assaulted ECG staff, along with a CID officer.
Reports suggest, Sgt. Mathew allegedly assaulted ECG staff, along with a CID officer, after they filmed him following a power disconnection.
Reports suggest the ECG staff cut the Police Officer’s power at his Pantang residence over an unpaid ₵13,191 bill.
GHOne TV in a post on X sharing the news wrote, “Police Officer, Sgt. Mathew of the Madina Police Station allegedly assaults ECG staff, along with a CID officer, after they filmed him following a power disconnection at his Pantang residence over an unpaid ₵13,191 bill…”.
Some Ghanaians reacting to the development wrote, “NO ONE IS SERVING HERE IN GHANA, THEY ARE ALL WORKING FOR SALARIES, THEY DON’T HAVE THE COUNTRY AT HEART”.
“Integrity….!! This must be investigated with punishment. This is indiscipline…. No one is above the law”, a netizen added.
One X user added. “So are these actually the security officers who are supposed to be protecting and ensuring the citizens’ safety? I’m not surprised tho cuz it really seems like there’s no law or IGP in the country at the moment ‼️useless regime”.
A netizen added, “@GhPoliceService Sack all these foolish and lawless officers from the service and prosecute them for Assault. You can clearly see that they were targeting the camera because they intended to misbehave. But in Ghana, everything is on camera”.
See the post below:
Ghana Police Service in the Ashanti Region has arrested a young man, Ebenezer Frimpong, for allegedly attempting to steal a police armoured vehicle at Nkawie Market in a brazen daytime incident.
— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) April 16, 2026
The suspect is said to have taken advantage of a brief lapse in security after the… pic.twitter.com/LSOgXzIhd0
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— THE STATE NEWS (@THESTATENEWSS) April 16, 2026
🇬🇭 Ebenezer Frimpong has been arrested for allegedly stealing a Ghana Police Service armoured vehicle at Nkawie Market after the driver briefly stepped out, leaving the engine running.
He drove off but was later pursued and arrested near Mim, with the vehicle… pic.twitter.com/MJhvD69Q8x