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  • 47-year-old man granted GH¢150,000 bail for alleged fraudulent transaction

    An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to Joseph Ofosu, a 47-year-old, in the sum of GH¢150,000.00 with three sureties, two to be in the jurisdiction and to be justified.

    The accused person was charged with fraudulent transac­tion of land, contrary to section 277(2)(a) of the Land Act 2020, (ACT 1036).

    The court presided over by Mrs. Afia Owusua Appiah ad­journed the matter to December 7, 2022.

    The court also asked the prosecution to file and serve all disclosures and witness statements on the accused person.

    Inspector Cyrus E. Conduah told the court that the com­plainant in the case was Isabelle Odartey-Wellington, a business­woman, while Mr Ofosu was an estate agent.

    It said Madam Odartey-Welling­ton, who was looking for a piece of land to buy in December 2021, came into contact with Ofosu and he offered the woman two plots of land for sale at Pantang at the price of GH¢360,000.00.

    The prosecution said Ofosu told Madam Odartey-Wellington, he was authorized to sell the land by the Afutu Brempong Family.

    It said Madam Odartey-Wel­lington went ahead to make enquires about the said family and got to know that the land in the area belonged to them and decided to make a part-payment of GH¢194,500.00 to Ofosu.

    The prosecution said Madam Odartey-Wellington went on the land to start her development but was driven away from the land by another claimant, who told her the Afutu Brempong family had sold the land to him some years back.

    It said Madam Odartey-Welling­ton called Ofosu and informed him about her encounter and he started avoiding her phone calls.

  • Commercial sex worker remanded over human trafficking

    An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a commercial sex worker into police custody over alleged human trafficking.

    Miriam Braim pleaded not guilty to attempted human trafficking and human trafficking. She will make her next appearance in court on November 29, 2022.

    Her accomplice whose name was only given as Mary is on the run.

    Police Chief Inspector Isaac Anquandah told the Court presided over Madam Kizita Naa Koowa Quarshie that the complainant was a casual labourer whilst Miriam, the accused person, was a commercial sex worker.

    He said both complainant and the accused were Nigerians living in Ghana and that in December 2021, the accused person and Mary, currently in Nigeria and a friend of the accused person, visited Ghana to engage in prostitution.

    The prosecution said after their three months stay together in Kasoa, Ghana, a misunderstanding ensued between them and they went their separate ways, where Mary went back to Nigeria whilst Miriam remained in Ghana and moved to stay at Mempeasem at East Legon.

    It said Mary in Nigeria allegedly recruited and transported Mutia Osman, the victim to Ghana, saying, she was welcomed by the accused person on Saturday, October 1, 2022, who took her home.

    The accused person, the court heard, attempted to exploit the victim in prostitution but the victim pleaded that she was only 18 years and a virgin but the accused allegedly turned down the plea.

    The prosecution said the accused person allegedly went out with the victim for two days and engaged her in commercial sex.

    It said on the second day of their outing, the victim sensed danger and jumped into a private car, which sent her to the East Legon Police Station where she lodged a complaint to the police.

    The prosecution said on October 7 22, the police accompanied the victim to the residence of the accused and had her arrested.

    The case was later referred to the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit at the Headquarters where after investigations, the accused was arraigned.

  • 8 illegal currency traders granted bail

    Eight people have been granted GH¢100,000 bail with two sureties each by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly engaging in illegal currency trade on the ‘black market’.

    One of the sureties must be justified by land documents or any property equivalent to GH¢100,000.

    The accused were also ordered to report to the police twice a month.

    They have been charged with engaging in the business of dealing in foreign exchange without licence.

    They all pleaded not guilty.

    The court presided over by Mrs. Adelaide Abui-Keddey set December 12 for the next hearing.

    Arguing for bail, counsel for the accused, Victor Kojogah Adawudu, told the court that his clients were engaged in decent work such as trading, security work, and commercial dispatch ‘Okada‘ riding at Tudu.

    He added that it was unfortunate that the accused were at the wrong place when the police conducted a swoop to arrest people engaged in illegal currency trade at the location.

    He added that his clients had a fixed place of abode, posed no flight risk, and had family and friends ready to stand in as sureties.

    In opposition, Chief Inspector Isaac Babayi expressed concern that granting the accused bail may interfere with their investigations as they were on the hunt for other culprits, whose accused may tip off when released.

    He added that the accused also posed a flight risk and pointed to defense counsel’s submission that one of the accused Bark­isu Yakubu was travelling to Nigeria for business when she was nabbed.

    The facts led by Chief Insp Babayi were that the accused were Mohammed Ali, Barkisu Yakubu, Shaibu Suleman Issah, and Baryl Ali.

    The others were Bashiru Saadu, Saadu Hamidu, Mumudu Shamsudeen and Karim Yahaya.

    Chief Insp. Babayi said on November 10, 2022, a team of police personnel in collaboration with officials of the Bank of Ghana embarked on an intelligence-led operation to clamp down on illegal activities of forex trade business in Ghana.

    That operation, he said, led them to Tudu in Accra where they arrested the accused who was transacting the business of exchanging currencies.

    He added that investigations later dis­closed that the accused were engaged in foreign exchange business without a license.

    Chief Insp. Babayi told the court that a search conducted on the accused revealed thousands of Ghana Cedis and other for­eign currencies on some of them.

    He said others succeeded in passing monies on to their accomplices who fled with it.

    “These monies were retrieved from the accused as indicated against their names; Mohammed Ali GH¢2,300 and $87 USD, Barikisu Yakubu

    GH¢10,010 and ₦6,002 Naira, Shaibu Suleman Issah GH¢3,850 and CFA65, 000, Baryi Ali GH¢ 848, CFA 80,000 and USD $70.

    “Bashiru Saadu GH¢ 52.00 and ₦25 Naira, Saadu Hamidu GH¢ 361 and Karim Yahaya GH¢42,” he told the court.

     

  • Woman pays GH₵70,000 to make ex-lover impotent

    An Accra Circuit Court has granted a GH₵70,000.00 bail with two sureties to a self-employed man who allegedly took GH₵70,000.00 from a woman under the pretext of helping her make her ex-lover impotent.

    Prudence Osabutey, the complainant, who said she could not share her ex-lover with other women, sought help from Modesto Seddoh, the accused person, to put a spell on her ex-lover’s manhood.

    The Court ordered that one of the sureties should be justified with a land title deed.

    Seddoh denied the charge of defrauding by false pretense.

    He is to return to the Court on December 8, 2022.

    The Police told the court presided over Mrs Patricia Amponsah that Prudence is a pensioner and lived at Teshie-Nungua Estates, where Seddoh also resides.

    The prosecution said in March this year, the complainant’s boyfriend introduced Seddoh to her as a friend.

    The court heard that later, a misunderstanding ensued between the lovers and the complainant confided in Seddoh.

    The prosecution said Seddoh took advantage of the complainant’s domestic conflict and collected GH₵70,000.00 via MTN momo under the pretext of giving it to a spiritual father in Kumasi to cleanse her and make her boyfriend impotent, but failed.

    It said a report was made to the Police for investigation, which led to the arrest of Seddoh.

    The prosecution said investigations revealed that Seddoh had tried to use the money to buy vehicles from Togo but he was swindled.

  • Vary Nana Agradaa’s bail conditions – Lawyers

    Lawyers for Patricia Asiedu popularly known as Nana Agradaa have asked the Accra Circuit court 10 to vary the bail conditions given to the self-styled evangelist.

    She was granted a GH¢150,000 bail with three sureties, one of whom must be justified with landed property.

    She was further directed to deposit her passport at the court registry.

    In court on Thursday however, her lawyer, Paul Asibi Abariga prayed the court to vary the conditions.

    He told the court that it’s been difficult getting civil servants to stand as sureties for the television personality.

    The lawyer thus prayed the court to vary the condition to allow any “ordinary Ghanaian “to stand as surety for her.”

    The lawyer also accused the Police of frustrating the bail execution process, as documents submitted two weeks ago have still not been attended to.

    Prosecution led by DSP Slyvester Asare, however, opposed the application.

    He told the court that Nana Agradaa had submitted the payslip of the sureties, which were being verified by the Controller and Accountant General.

    He wondered who an ordinary Ghanaian would be in the prayer of Nana Agradaa’s lawyers, and prayed the court not to vary the terms.

    The case is adjourned to Friday, November 11, 2022, to determine bail variation.

  • Two arrested for spreading false news leading to panic dollar account withdrawals

    A blogger and an IT expert have been brought before the Accra Circuit Court on allegations of disseminating fake information.

    The IT expert Jeremiah Kobina Egyebeng was charged as the blogger Jeffrey Eppirim’s collaborator in the publication of false news.

    According to a report by Graphic.com.gh, the suspects were detained by the police after an inquiry into a Bank of Ghana report on a publication that the central bank claimed had induced panic withdrawals and anxiety and panic among the general population.

    The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Richard Amoah, told the court that the police gathered cyber intelligence that on October 27, 2022, the first accused person published an article on his news portal with the domain https://www.reportghana.net captioned, “Dollar account holders to get cedi at BOG rate for bank withdrawals effective October 31?”.

    Nyame, according to the prosecution, shared his publication on various social media platforms, including WhatsApp, causing fear and panic among the general public.

    Chief Insp. Amoah told the court that a police investigation established that the second accused person initially created the news portal, ‘reportghana.com’, for Nyame in the year 2019. This was used for the publication of similar articles but was closed down by Google for violating their community standard due to complaints received from users.

    “However, Egyebeng again created a similar news portal but this time changed the domain from “dot com” to “dot net” and registered it as reportghana.net on February 11, 2022, to be able to use same for publication of articles and happenings in Ghana.

     

    “After publishing the said false news, Nyame then shared the publication on WhatsApp group platforms including “reportghana news feed 1,” “reportghana news feed 2,” “reportghana news feed 3″ with over 160 active members where he was the administrator with his personal telephone numbers 0551993013 and 0574144388 registered on the platform,” the prosecutor told the court adding that the news was still circulating on social media.

    Chief Insp Amoah also said that Nyame admitted to publishing the alleged false news but stated that he got the article from mynewsgh.com, but the investigation established otherwise and confirmed Nyame as the author and publisher.

    Egyebeng, according to the prosecution, admitted to the creation of the news portal managed and used by Nyame.

    The court presided over by Mrs Rosemary Baah Torsu admitted both suspects to a GH¢20,000 bail with two sureties each.

    The court fixed the next hearing for December 29 this year, in which period the prosecution is expected to file all disclosures.

    However, Chief Insp Amoah told the court that further investigations uncovered other persons involved in the publication but are currently at large, with efforts underway to arrest them.

     

  • Court grants bail to mother and son

    A Mother and son have been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court for fraudulent transaction and causing unlawful damage.

    The accused persons; Elizabeth Acquah, a 55-year-old woman and John Prince Danso, a 31-year-old, are both unemployed.

    They pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against them.

    The Court presided over by Mrs Afia Owusuaa Appiah granted Elizabeth bail in the sum of GHS 50,000.00 with two sureties to be justified, while John Danso was also granted GHS30,000.00 bail with two sureties to be justified.

    The case has been adjourned to November 29, 2022.

    Police Inspector Wisdom Alorwu, prosecutor of the case, told the Court that the complainant, Mr Victor Essel, is a development Officer and resided at Teshie.

    Inspector Alorwu said in 2021, Elizabeth sold a piece of land located at Spintex road area to the complainant at the cost of GHS 170,000.

    The prosecution said the complainant after making full payment started constructing a fence wall around the land and on February 2, 2022, the complainant visited the land and found out that Danso had damaged the fence wall value at GHS 10,000.

    The prosecution said the complainant after further investigations realised that the said land belonged to Elizabeth’s husband, who was separated from her for 22 years and all the land documents were still in his name.

    Inspector Alorwu said the complainant contacted the husband for his consent, but he refused, and this made it difficult for the complainant to develop the land.

    The prosecution said the complainant then demanded a refund from Elizabeth, but she could not do that.

    Inspector Alorwu said the complainant then lodged a case against the accused persons who were subsequently arrested.


    The prosecution said during investigations, Elizabeth claimed she contributed to the purchase of the land and that she used the proceeds to educate one of her sons in school.

    Inspector Alorwu said Danso also claimed his father had given him power of attorney over the land.

    Source: GNA

  • Agradaa granted GH¢150,000 bail in second case

    An Accra circuit court has granted bail to the founder of Heaven Way Champion International Ministry, Patricia Asiedua, a.k.a. Nana Agradaa, in the sum of GH¢150,000 with three sureties by an Accra Circuit Court.

    Nana Agradaa is facing 7 charges, including defrauding her church members by false pretence in court.

    She has, however, pleaded not guilty to her charges.

    As part of the bail conditions, she is expected to provide three sureties, of whom one must be justified with a title deed.

    She is also required to deposit her passport at the court registry.

    Prior to this, Nana Agradaa was granted bail in the amount of GHC50,000 with three sureties in her first case.

    As part of her bail conditions, Agradaa is supposed to report to police every Wednesday.

    Background:

    The Ghana Police Service arrested repented fetish priestess, Nana Agradaa, now known as Evangelist Mama Pat, on Sunday, October 9, 2022.

    “The Police have arrested Patricia Asiedua alias Nana Agradaa following allegations of money-doubling scam levelled against her by some members of the public. The suspect is currently assisting police investigation,” a statement from the police said.

    Nana Agradaa’s arrest comes on the back of allegations made by scores of her church members, who claimed that she had scammed them after an all-night service.

    The former fetish priestess had advertised in a viral video that she was going to give out monies to people who would attend her all-night church service on Friday, October 7, 2022.

    Things, however, did not go as planned for many of the people who attended the service as many of them cried foul that they had given out monies to her but she failed to keep to her side of the agreement.

    She is eventually reported to have sent the people away from the church, prompting the alarms they raised online.

    The police have since called on all persons who were affected by the supposed scam to report to the Accra Regional Police Command to help with the investigations.

    “Anyone who is a victim of the alleged money doubling scam should report to the Accra Regional Police Command for further action to assist the investigation,” it added.

     

  • Court sentences trader ten years for possessing narcotics

    An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 39-year-old petty trader to ten years imprisonment in hard labour for unlawful possession of narcotics.

    Samuel Hagan, alias “Tuga,” denied the offence but he was found culpable after trial.

    Police Chief Inspector Benson Benneh told the Court presided over by Mrs Evelyn Asamoah that

    complainants, in this case, were Police Officers stationed at Mamprobi and Hagan was a petty trader who lived at Dansoman Beach Road.

    On February 4, 2022, at about 1800 hours, Mamprobi Police command embarked on an operation to arrest suspected drug peddlers and users within its jurisdiction, he told the Court.

    Chief Inspector Benneh said the team, acting on a tip-off, went to a ghetto at Dansoman Beach where undercover men were placed among the people present, adding that whilst there, Hagan, the convict, was spotted with a multi-coloured polythene bag containing wrappers of dried plant materials suspected to be narcotic drugs which he was selling out.

    The prosecution said the team was called in and the convict was arrested with 42 wrappers of dried plant materials suspected to be narcotic drugs.

    He said the convict together with the exhibits were sent to the station for investigation.

    Chief Inspector Benneh said Hagan claimed ownership of the 42 dried plant materials suspected to be narcotic drugs and that he was selling them.

    He said cautioned statement was obtained from the convict and the exhibit was forwarded to Police Forensic Science Laboratory for examination.

    The Court heard that Hagan was charged with the offence and put before the court as the laboratory result came out positive.

    Source:GNA

  • Management of Agradaa’s TV station ‘blatantly’ refuse police invitation

    The Ghana Police Service have stated that the management of Today TV, owned by embattled founder and leader of Heaven Way Champion Ministries International, Evangelist Patricia Oduro Koranteng, has refused to assist in its ongoing investigations.

    Evangelist Oduro Koranteng, alias Nana Agradaa, was arrested on Sunday, October 9, 2022, on allegations of fraud and put before the Accra Circuit Court 9 on Monday.

    During her second appearance in court on Thursday, October 13, 2022, the prosecution led by DSP Sylvester Asare prayed to the court for an extension of Agradaa’s remand in police custody as she is likely to interfere in investigations if granted bail.

    The defence bench led by Reynold Twumasi Ankrah, in praying the court to grant his client bail, argued that the police have yet to establish any concrete evidence to back its charges against the accused.

    He revealed that the police, now on a fishing expedition for evidence, have written to the management of his client’s TV station for some footage.

    But responding to the issue of the letter to the management, DSP Asare argued that the police already have in their possession the video contents which have gone viral on the internet.

    He, however, confirmed that the police have indeed written to the management of Today TV extending an invitation for assistance in its investigations.

    The prosecutor indicated that the invitation was ‘’blatantly refused’’ by the managers, who said their response was solely dependent on the instructions of the accused person.

    The prosecution, which was arguing against granting the accused person bail, said the decision by the managers of the TV station was a direct confirmation of her ability to interfere in police investigations if granted bail.

    “It will go a long way to thwart police investigations and amount to an acquittal before trial,” DSP Asare told the court.

    In his decision, the presiding judge, Mr Bright Acquah, agreed with the prosecution that the suspect may interfere in investigations if granted bail and therefore remanded the suspect into custody.

    “She could end up paying off the complainants,” the judge stated.

    The court adjourned the case to Monday, October 17, 2022.

    Agradaa was arrested in connection with allegations of a money-doubling scam she perpetrated against members of her church.

    She is facing two charges for defrauding by false pretences and engaging in charlatanic advertisements in newspapers contrary to Section 137 of Act 29/60 on Monday.

  • We will die for you – Agradaa’s church members storm court to show support

    In her usual praise-singing mood, the founder and leader of Heaven Way Champion Ministries International, Evangelist Patricia Oduro Koranteng, turned up at the Accra Circuit Court on Thursday, October 13, 2022, for her second appearance on fraud charges.

    Agradaa, who is facing two charges of defrauding by false pretences and engaging in charlatanic advertisement in a print media, was remanded by the court on Monday.

    Prior to her arrival at the court premises, some of her church members had already turned up awaiting her presence.

    The sombre mood of the church members was replaced with enthusiasm when a police pickup truck arrived with Nana Agradaa sandwiched in between some officers in the back seat.

    Spotting her usual heavy makeup, Agradaa, who was wearing a white overall dress, alighted from the truck and started singing a gospel tune, and in unison, the church flock gathered at the court premises joined in the singing until she was led into the courtroom and the doors of the court banged in their faces.

    While the court was hearing an application by Agradaa’s lawyers to grant her bail, her church members who remained on the premises of the court engaged in frantic prayers.

    Their prayers however failed to yield the desired result as the court presided by Mr Bright Acquah, declined the request for bail following a marathon of legal arguments between the defence and prosecution bench.

    The judge, who was convinced by the prosecution’s argument that the former fetish priestess may interfere in police investigations when granted bail, ordered that the suspect be taken into custody to reappear on Monday, October 17, 2022.

    With a transparent pair of sizable Gucci fashion sunglasses sitting across her eyes, Agradaa, who made it a point to correct prosecutors about her title as “Evangelist Doctor” during her first appearance in the court, rather spotted a pensive mood during the hearing on Thursday.

    Her exuberant self, however, came to light once again when she was brought out of the court to be taken away back into police custody.

    With her church members available to back her up, the evangelist elevated into praise singing mode.

    The police pickup truck that had to take her away had a bit of a challenge navigating through the crowd of singing church members who had swamped the car.

    In her parting message to her church leader, one of the church members was heard shouting, “we will die for you, we will die with our last blood.”

    Evangelist Patricia Oduro Koranteng was arrested by the police on Sunday, October 9, 2022.

    Agradaa, was arrested in connection with allegations of a money-doubling scam she perpetrated against members of her own church.

     

  • Nana Agradaa remanded in police custody again

    Evangelist Patricia Asiedu popularly known as Nana Agradaa has been remanded into police custody again by an Accra Circuit Court.

    According to reports, the self-acclaimed woman of God is set to reappear before the court on Monday, 17th October.

     

     

    This was after she pleaded not guilty to charges of Chalatanic advertisement and six counts of defrauding by false pretences.

    The Police arrested Patricia Asiedu alias Nana Agradaa following allegations of a money-doubling scam levelled against her by some members of the public.

    This comes on the back of a viral video on social media of victims recounting their losses.

    Source :Ghpage

     

     

  • Agradaa remains in police custody as court strikes out bail plea

    The founder of Heavenway Champion International Ministries, Evangelist Patricia Oduro Koranteng has again been denied bail by an Accra Circuit Court.

    The court presided over by Justice Bright Acquah on Thursday, October 13, 2022, struck out a bail plea by her lawyer, Reynold Twumasi.

    This was after an initial bail denial during her first hearing in court on October 10.

    State Prosecutor, represented by DSP Sylvester Asare during today’s hearing, had prayed the court for a 2-week extension of remand for the accused on the basis that, investigations were still ongoing and needed to be concluded.

    This was countered by counsel for the accused who argued that there are no ongoing investigations as prosecution seeks to establish and that nothing substantial had so far been found on his client. He added that his client will be able to meet all bail conditions.

    The prosecution however noted that some 30 new witnesses had emerged who had to be investigated and results concluded.

    Presiding Judge, Bright Acquah subsequently granted the plea for extended remand, but however indicated that prosecution has 4 days instead of an additional week to conclude investigations for trial to proceed.

    The case has since been adjourned till Monday, October 17, 2022.

    Meanwhile, the Ghana Police Service have arrested repented fetish priestess, Nana Agradaa, now known as Evangelist Mama Pat.

    This was announced in a statement by the Service shared via its social media handles on Sunday, October 9, 2022.

    “The Police have arrested Patricia Asiedua alias Nana Agradaa following allegations of money doubling scam levelled against her by some members of the public. The suspect is currently assisting police investigation,” the statement said.

    Nana Agradaa’s arrest comes on the back of allegations made by scores of her church members, who claimed that she had scammed them after an all-night service.

    The former fetish priestess had advertised in a viral video that she was going to give out monies to people who would attend her all night church service on Friday, October 7, 2022.

    Things however did not go as planned for many of the people who attended the service as many of them cried foul that they had given out monies to her but she failed to keep to her side of the agreement.

    She eventually is reported to have sent the people away from the church, prompting the alarms they raised online.

    The police have since called on all persons who were affected by the supposed scam to report to the Accra Regional Police Command to help with the investigations.

    “Anyone who is a victim of the alleged money doubling scam should report to the Accra Regional Police Command for further action to assist the investigation,” it added.

  • I am Evangelist Doctor – Agradaa corrects prosecutor in court

    Drama ensued during proceedings in an Accra Circuit Court on Monday, October 10, 2022, when the founder and leader of Heavenway Champion International Ministries was brought before the court.

    Evangelist Patricia Oduro Koranteng was put before the court on charges of defrauding by false pretence and charlatanic advertisement in the media.

    According to Angel FM’s court correspondent, Ama Brako Ampofo, the suspect took exception when the prosecutor mentioned her name while reading out her charges in court.

    “When she was brought in, her name was mentioned as Patricia Oduro but when she entered the box, she objected that she is not Patricia Oduro Asiedu but her name is Reverend Doctor Patricia Oduro,” the correspondent narrated.

    Charged on counts, Agradaa is said to have pleaded not guilty to all charges.

    The court which denied her bail has scheduled her reappearance for Thursday, October 13, 2022.

  • Truck driver granted GHC50,000.00 bail over Bruni-Mud gun possession

    A 30-year-old truck driver who was arrested with a Bruni-Mud 84 foreign pistol has been granted a GHC50,000.00 bail by an Accra Circuit Court for possessing the gun without authority.

    The Court presided over by Ms. Adelaide Abui Keddy, ordered that two persons stand as sureties for him.

    Patrick Laweh Odonkor pleaded guilty with an explanation to possession of a firearm and ammunition without authority but his plea was changed to not guilty after his explanation.

    The accused person explained that the gun was not for him and that he was sending it to its owner in Kumasi when he was arrested.

    Odonkor was asked to come back to the Court on October 24, 2022, whilst the prosecution was told to file disclosures within 14 days.

    Police Chief Inspector Maxwell Ayim giving the facts, said Chief Inspector Alfred Tofa, the complainant was a member of the Highway Patrol Unit of the Ghana Police Headquarters, Accra.

    He said on September 16, 2022, at about 0200 hours, the complainant was in charge of a team of men performing duty on the Accra-Anyinam Highway when a commercial Toyota Hiace bus with the registration number GS 7793-21 arrived with passengers on board.

    The Court heard that the complainant and his team in conducting a search on the occupants of the bus by way of preventing crime, found the accused person holding a black polythene bag containing one Bruni-Mud 84 foreign pistol.

    Chief Inspector Ayim said during interrogation, the accused person told the Police that, the pistol was for his friend, one name Ebenezer Kwame Oteng, who allegedly left it in his room and had asked him (the accused) to bring it to him in Kumasi.

    The prosecution said the accused led the Police to Kumasi but the said Oteng was not found.

    Source:ghanaweb.com

  • 25-year-old Teshie Fisherman in trouble for stealing goats

    An Accra Circuit Court has convicted a 25-year-old fisherman Emmanuel Laryea after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of some stolen goats.

    He was found in possession of goats stolen by some persons alleged to have embarked on goats stealing spree at Teshie in Accra.

    Laryea will face sentencing on October 18, 2022.

    Another accused person Samuel Tetteh however pleaded not guilty to two counts of conspiracy and stealing and remanded.

    Two other persons are on the run, while the last accused is said to be deceased.

    Prosecuting, Inspector Dzigbordi Nego told the Court that last September 11, at about 11pm, Tetteh who resides at Teshie together with the other accused persons on board a mini bus embarked on goat stealing within the Teshie township.

    Inspector Nego said on their return after a successful operation, the road was blocked by a mob who attacked them.

    She said the alleged thieves managed to escape, but luck eluded one of them who was lynched on the spot.

    The Prosecutor said the mob also caused damage to the vehicle. She said investigations led to the arrest of Tetteh from his hideout.

    He allegedly admitted the offence and mentioned names of his accomplices.

     

  • Aisha Huang trial: We need to take a strong stance against illegal mining – Judge

    Circuit Court Judge Samuel Bright Acquah is making a case for courts to take a strong stance against illegal mining.

    Ruling on a bail application by lawyers for Galamsey Kingpin Aishà Huang, Justice Acquah said the future of the nation is under threat.

    He indicated that the accused will, therefore, remain in police custody as investigations continue.

    Ms Huang and three others are accused of engaging in illegal mining and engaging in the sale of minerals without a license. They have pleaded not guilty but remain in police custody.

    Lead Counsel Nkrabeah Effah Dartey on Tuesday made a second application for bail.

    The court had on September 14 remanded the accused persons to police custody.

    Mr Dartey questioned the work done by investigators insisting they have not been fair to the accused persons.

    “Where is the evidence? Why should this take more than one month? The element of they being foreigners should weigh on your mind. Ghanaians are all over the world. I am pleading with you, to admit them to court bail. We will satisfy the conditions.” He stated.

    He urged the Judge to be bold and grant bail and that no one can question him should he do so.

    “His Excellency the President, the Attorney General cannot say anything if you grant them bail. You can perfectly do that. They are keeping the accused persons in total incommunicado. Going to BNI is like attacking a virgin’s home,” he added.

    Prosecutors however opposed the request. They insisted the facts presented to the court so far make a compelling case for the refusal of bail.

    “Fact is that these persons are charged, investigations show they entered this country illegally. That is enough to draw a conclusion that they have no fixed place of abode let alone gainfully employed.

    “We invite you to avert your mind to the fact that in as much as they deserve justice, the laws of the land which have been desecrated also deserve justice. They are remanded as we continue with investigations.”. Prosecutors stated.

    Justice Samuel Bright Acquah turned down the request for bail.

    “This is an activity that is destroying our water bodies. Look at how it is destroying our forest. We the humans are complaining, the animals in the forest are suffering, it’s very sad. If we should allow this to go on, Ghana Water says they will soon shut down their machines.

    “We will have to import water to drink? The courts and everyone must take a strong stance. Aisha Huang especially, how she entered the country. She can’t even tell. If I grant bail, and tomorrow the case is called and she can’t be found. What happens? The motion for bail is refused,” Justice Acquah stated.

    The case is back in court on October 12, 2022.

     

  • Okada Rider remanded for robbing Carpenter of iPhone 8 Plus mobile phone

    A 19-year-old Okada Rider has been remanded into Police custody by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly robbing a carpenter of his iPhone 8 Plus mobile phone.

    Ibrahim Hayford is said to have committed the act with one Sadik, now at large.

    Charged with conspiracy to rob and robbery, Hayford has pleaded not guilty.

    He is expected to reappear on October 4.

    Prosecution led by Police Inspector Jonas Lawer said the complainant Frank Adjetey was a carpenter, residing at Teshie whiles Hayford and Sadik resided at Ashaiman Atadeka.

    Inspector Lawer said on September 16, this year at about 8:30 pm, the complainant and his brother Emmanuel Adjetey closed from work at Dansoman, 14th Close, and they were on their way home.

    On reaching a spot near the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association GAPFA) bus Stop popularly known as Blue Lagoon Bus Stop, they decided to engage the services of a bolt car to take them from Dansoman to Teshie.

    Prosecution said the complainant removed his phone to call the Bolt driver.

    It said Hayford and his accomplice Sadik, who were on a Royal 125 motorbike with registration number M21-GE- 8062, climbed the pedestrian walkway and snatched the complainant’s iPhone 8 plus valued GHS1,800 from him and they sped off towards Sakaman Traffic Light.

    Prosecution said the complainant’s brother raised the alarm and the accused on reaching the Sakaman Police Barrier, was nabbed but his accomplice escaped.

    Source: GNA

  • Court sentences driver’s mate to 18 months in prison for stealing GH₵500 phone

    An Accra Circuit Court presided over by Mrs Afia Owusua Appiah has sentenced a 27-year-old driver’s mate to 18 months in prison for stealing an Uber driver’s phone valued at GH₵500.

    The incident occurred at Teshie in the Greater Accra region on September 9 this year, at about 0600 hrs.

    Clement Adjei Adjetey pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing.

    The court subsequently convicted him on his plea and sentenced him accordingly.

    Briefing the court, the prosecutor on the case, Inspector Wisdom Alorwu, said the complaint on the lawsuit, Joseph Ohene is an Uber driver resident in Teshie.

    He responded to a client’s request and drove to the pickup point at Teshie Star Oil filling station, where he parked the vehicle to wait for the client.

    Adjetey and one Jana Ashie emerged from behind the complainant’s car, and the now convict snatched the complainant’s Infinix XOS phone from his hand.

    Adjetey and his accomplice afterwards absconded with the phone, but the complainant’s alarm got some witnesses in the vicinity to apprehend them with the phone.

    However, the prosecution said Ashie, the accomplice managed to escape, and he is still at large, but the uber driver’s helpers handed Adjetey to the Police in the area.

    Source: angelonline.com

  • Aisha Huang faces six charges after AG filed new charges in High Court

    Aisha Huang, the galamsey queen of illicit small-scale mining, is currently accused of six different immigration offenses and related mining-related offenses.

    Aisha and her co-conspirators were detained earlier this month, and they were all charged with two crimes before an Accra Circuit Court until yesterday, September 16.

    The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, had hinted following the re-arrest of Huang that he would reopen a case discontinued in 2018 against her.

    The four new charges were filed at the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court on Friday September 16, 2022. The virtual hearing took place in the court of Justice Lydia Marfo.

    The new charges, according to a charge sheet, are as follows:

    Count One: Undertaking a mining operation without a licence contrary to section 99(2)(a) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006, Act 703 as amended by the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act 2019, Act 995.

    Count Two: Facilitating the participation of persons engaged in a mining operation contrary to section 99 (2)(a) & (3) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006, Act 703 as amended by the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act 2019, Act 995.

    Count Three: Illegal employment of foreign nationals contrary to section 24 of the Immigration Act, 2000 (Act 573).

    Count Four: Entering Ghana while prohibited from re-entry contrary to section 20(4) of the Immigration Act, 2000, Act 573.

    The two charges she faces in the Circuit Court are:

    Mining without license and

    Engaging in the sale and purchase of minerals.

    The Circuit Court case will be next heard on September 27 whiles the High Court case is due back in court on October 11.

     

  • Osafo Maafo tops Twitter trends following re-arrest of Aisha Huang

    Barely 24 hours following the news of Aisha Huang‘s re-arrest following her earlier deportation in December 2018, former Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo has been topping trends on Twitter.

    On Monday, September 5, 2022, the Accra Circuit Court 9 presided by Samuel Bright Acquah, remanded Aisha Huang, into custody.

    This was after Miss Huang, together with three other Chinese nationals, were brought before the court on charges including engaging in the sale and purchase of minerals without a license and mining without a license.

    The court could not take into record the pleas of the four suspects because there was no interpreter to help translate proceedings for the Chinese nationals.

    Prior to this development, Aisha Huang was arrested and deported from Ghana in 2018, and was charged with undertaking small-scale mining operations, contrary to Section 99 (1) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703).

    She was also charged with providing mine support services without valid registration with the Minerals Commission, contrary to Section 59 and 99 (2) of the Minerals and Mining Act; and also charged with illegal employment of foreign nationals (in breach of section 24 of the Immigration Act and regulation 18 of the Immigration Regulations).

    Many are on social media questioning what the next possible defense of the former Senior Minister will be considering he gave justification previously as to why Aisha Huang could not be prosecuted.

    “So, what all does osafo Marfo want? Every scandal he is involved. I suspect he is the landlord of Aisha Huang.” Barima Osei Tutu quizzed

    “I’m sure Osafo Marfo will come up with a great reason why we need to just repatriate her back to China. Just like last time.” El Jefe added

    “My interest is in what Mr Osafo Marfo go say this time around, ” another user said.

    Source: Ghanaweb

  • All the details about Aisha Huangs re-arrest, remand

    On Monday, September 5, 2022, the Accra Circuit Court 9 presided by Samuel Bright Acquah, remanded a Chinese national, Aisha Huang, into custody.

    The arrest comes after Miss Huang, together with three other Chinese nationals, were accused of illegally mining and selling minerals without permit.

    Meanwhile, the court on Monday could not take into record the pleas of the four suspects, due to the lack of an interpreter present to assist the Chinese nationals during the proceedings, the court, however, rejected Aisha Huang and her allies’ request.

    The accused persons were not represented by a lawyer.

    Based on the circumstance, the lead prosecutor, Chief Inspector Detective Frederick Sarpong, prayed to the court for an adjournment.

    The court postponed hearing the case until Wednesday, September 14, 2022.

    Aisha Huang arrested in deported from Ghana in 2018

    Ms. Huang, who was described as “untouchable” on some media platforms, was in 2017 charged with undertaking small-scale mining operations contrary to Section 99 (1) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703).

    She was also charged with providing mine support services without valid registration with the Minerals Commission, contrary to Section 59 and 99 (2) of the Minerals and Mining Act; and also charged with illegal employment of foreign nationals (in breach of section 24 of the Immigration Act and regulation 18 of the Immigration Regulations).

    Her deportation meant the state discontinued the trial against her.

    In 2018, the then Senior Minister, Nana Yaw Osafo Maafo, justified the decision.

    Justifying why the state had to deport the Chinese national, the Senior Minister, addressing some concerns of Ghanaians in the diaspora at a town hall meeting on April 18, 2019, revealed that, “Putting [Aisha Huang] in jail in Ghana is not going to solve your money problem. It is not going to make you happy or me happy.”

    “We have a very good relationship with China. The main company that is helping develop the infrastructure system in Ghana is Sinohydro; it is a Chinese Company. It is the one that is going to help process our bauxite and provide about $2 billion to us. So when there are these kinds of arrangements, there are other things behind the scenes. There are many other things beyond what we see in these matters, and everybody is wide awake. The most important thing is that we established regulations and we are protecting our environment. That is far more important than one Chinese woman who has been deported back to her country,” he explained further.

    Fast forward to September 20, 2019, President Nana Akufo-Addo described the deportation of Miss Huang as a mistake.

    “I think the decision to deport Aisha Huang in hindsight was a mistake, and that is why that process and procedure is being stopped,” he said at a forum at Princeton University during his visit to the United States of America.

     

  • Bench warrant issued for Prophet Nkansah’s arrest

    The Accra Circuit Court (IV) has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Prophet Daniel Nkansah for failing to attend court.

    Mr Nkansah, who is charged for GHC390,000.00 fraud under the pretext of supplying 60,000 pieces of jute bags to a businessman, was absent when the case was called.

    He has denied the charge and has been granted bail.

    The trial, which is already in progress, has been adjourned to August 24, 2022.

    Meanwhile, his accomplice one Alhaji Mohammed Sanni is on the run.

    Police Inspector Eric Pobee had earlier told the Court presided over by Mr Emmanuel Essandoh, that Yakubu Yaya, was a businessman living in Tema, who often bought jute sacks in large quantities.

    The Prosecution said the accused person resided in Accra and in May 2021, one of the witnesses in the case had information that, a quantity of jute sacks had been displayed at a warehouse at Atico along the Odorkor Mallam highway for sale.

    It said the witness proceeded to Atico and met the accused person who claimed to be the owner of the jute sacks and was looking for potential buyers and the witness also informed the complainant accordingly.

    The prosecution said on May 24, 2021, the complainant came to the store at Atico with the witnesses and bargained on the price with the accused person for 60,000 pieces of the jute sacks valued GHC390,000.00.

    The prosecution said the next day, the complainant made full payment to the accused person in his office in the same building in the presence of the witnesses.

    The Court heard that the accused person after receiving the money took GHC 150,000.00 in their presence and put it aside in his office.

    Later, the Court heard that the accused person took the complainant and the witnesses in his car to his other office at Chantan Tabora where the accused person handed over the remaining Gh¢240,000.00 to one suspect Alhaji Mohammed Sanni and further introduced him to the complainant as his worker.

    It said said the accused person and his worker suspect Alhaji Mohammed Sanni asked the complainant to come back to Atico and load the goods, but the complainant and the witnesses went to the store at Atico and realised that the store was under lock.

    The complainant then reported it to the Police leading to the accused person’s arrest.

    After investigation, he was arraigned.

    Source: GNA

  • Mentally-challenged woman storms court

    A mentally-challenged woman in her late forties on Monday stormed the Circuit Court four in Accra and demanded that her case be settled.

    The woman sat through the proceedings at the back of the courtroom murmuring and occasionally complaining loudly about how her case had been delayed.

    When a court official asked whose case had not been called, she raised her hand and when asked the title of her case, she said, “Mrs Mavis Agyemang and Nana Akufo-Addo,” adding that the matter was filed by the Chief Justice.

    Her response indicated that she was not well and prompted the police and the court officials to engage her.

    It was all smiles when the well-dressed woman whom nobody would take for a “mad woman” left the courtroom peacefully.

    Source: GNA

  • Police hunt for contractor who stole equipment worth over GH¢1.6million

    The Accra Circuit Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of a contractor Swanzy Joe Nartey for allegedly stealing a hydraulic drilling machine worth GH¢1,695,216.

    In a public announcement published in the Wednesday, April 21, 2021 edition of the Daily Graphic newspaper, the Head of Public Affairs Unit/CID, Deputy Superintendent Ms Juliana Obeng said the 27-year-old suspect is wanted for the offence of stealing which is contrary to section 124 (1) of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, Act 29/60.

    “The Circuit Court, Accra has issued a warrant of arrest no. 32/2020B dated 23rd November 2020 for the immediate arrest of suspect Swanzy Joe Nartey for the offence of Stealing contrary to section 124 (1) of the Criminal Offences Act, Act 29/60,” the announcement said.

    According to the announcement, the suspect in the month of August 2014 collected a hydraulic drilling machine from the complainant on a work and pay system.

    He has since gone into hiding and the Police says all efforts made to trace him have proved futile.

    Suspect

    Nartey is 5.4 feet tall, dark in complexion with black hair and medium eyes.

    He was last seen at Takoradi and is believed to be hiding in Elubo, Takoradi, Half Assin or its environs.

    The statement directed persons with information that would lead to his arrest to contact the Director of Documentation and Visa Fraud Unit, CID Headquarters on the following phone numbers 0244140214, 0244636521 or call the Police command centre Nos’ 191 (all network), 18555 (MTN and Vodafone networks) or report to the nearest Police Station.

    Source: Peace FM

  • Chief convicted of threat of death

    An Accra Circuit Court 10 has sentenced a chief to a fine of GH¢4,800 or in default serve two years in prison for threatening the life of a businessman.

    The convict, Nii Kotey, a chief and a resident of Abease in the Greater Accra Region, was also ordered by the court to sign a bond of good behaviour for two years.

    Read: Lives at risk as Dambai ferry poses death trap

    He was sentenced by Jane Harriet Akweley Quaye last Wednesday because he was found guilty of death threats he issued to Duke Dugbartey, aka Boafoyena of Treba, near Kuntunse in Accra.

    According to the prosecutor, Nii Kotey threatened to kill the complainant (Mr. Dugbartey) if he came to Abease to do business.

    The facts presented by the prosecutor, Inspector Benson Benneh, were that both the chief (convict) and the businessman (complainant) already have a case pending at the Accra Circuit Court 4.

    He said that the parties came to court on November 13, 2017 relative to the pending case, and that as soon as Nii Kotey saw Mr. Dugbartey walking out of the courtroom after an adjournment, he threatened in the presence of some witnesses that he would kill the complainant should he (complainant) come to Abease to inspect his businesses.

    Read: No arrests as death toll rises after funeral grounds shooting in Dambai

    Inspector Benneh told the court that the complainant reported the matter to the police and when the convict was contacted and invited to come over to the police station to give his side of the story, he failed to do so.

    The prosecutor further said that on November 21, 2017, Mr. Dugbartey went to Abease at about 5 pm to attend to his businesses when the convict again confronted and threatened him with death, but some nearby witnesses swiftly intervened and cooled down tempers.

    He said the conduct of Nii Kotey compelled the complainant to prepare criminal summons against him, leading to his conviction and sentencing to a fine, while he was also ordered to sign a two-year bond of good behaviour.

     

    Source: DailyGuideNework.com