The former Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has been granted bail in the sum of GHS500,000 with two sureties, following his arrest in connection with the alleged theft of company vehicles. His bail was granted on Monday, June 30, after he made an appearance at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters, where he had been held. The Ghana Police Service confirmed the arrest during a press briefing led by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Lydia Yaako Donkor. She stated that the arrest was carried out after an official complaint was lodged by GIHOC Distilleries. According to her, the petition alleged that Mr. Jumah had unlawfully taken vehicles belonging to the state-owned beverage company. She further confirmed that three of the vehicles in question had been retrieved by the police. “We received the petition to the effect that some vehicles, which were the property of that company, have been stolen by the said Maxwell Kofi Jumah. He is in our custody at the CID headquarters, and he is assisting in an investigation. “I must say that as of this afternoon, we have retrieved three vehicles; the said vehicles that were stolen by him have been retrieved, so he is really assisting us in the investigation, and we will take it up from there,” she said.