Most Wanted Serial Car Thief Abu Ayi
Author: Stephen A. Quaye || Freelance Journalist, Toronto Canada
While some officers and men in the blue uniform in Ghana are holding the shirt of their police chief for what they describe as poor conditions in the service, their counterparts in Toronto are celebrating their achievements with their chief in fighting crimes.
For instance, Crime Stoppers, a section of Police in Greater Toronto Area [GTA] in Canada, has disclosed its top five most wanted list for car theft in York Region including a suspect Abu Ayi 44, believed to be hiding in Ghana.
This was disclosed by Det. Sgt. Pat Smyth, with the York Regional Police’s car theft unit on January 15, 2024.
She said, “Around 5,000 cars were lost in the region last year-a significant jump from 2018’s average of 800 cars a year.
According to Det. Sgt. Pat Smyth through project victory in 2020, Abu Ayi, with the last known address in Toronto, was identified as the alleged leader of a group targeting Honda and Toyota SUVs for overnight driveway thefts.
It was learnt at the time, York Regional Police recovered 70 stolen vehicles worth $4.5 million from across the GTA, and were able to link the crime ring to 32 stolen vehicles shipped to either Nigeria or Ghana.
Abu Ayi was charged, but while awaiting trial, Crime Stoppers said he fled to Ghana with a fraudulent passport, prompting investigators to believe he will not return to Canada.
The other most wanted auto thieves were Mansor Abdul, 34 in Brossard Quebec, Ala Malak Mekdad 23, in Montreal Quebec, Modibo Bamba and Amiele Tambwe Katende both 21 in Montreal Quebec.
