TIG Post

Tag: Widow

  • Widow in court for alleged fraud involving GHC3,130,800

    Widow in court for alleged fraud involving GHC3,130,800

    A trader, Deborah Adjei, allegedly received GHC3,130,800 from a contractor under the guise of securing the release of a fleet of cars seized by the Police, and has now appeared in court.

    The fleet of vehicles originally belonged to Deborah’s deceased husband.

    She purportedly took the money to “settle” the Police who had seized her late husband’s cars in a fraud case handled by the Property Fraud Unit of the Ghana Police Service.

    According to police reports presented in court, Deborah was supposed to reimburse the complainant for recovering the fleet of vehicles from the police.

    Deborah appeared before the Accra Circuit Court and pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit a crime and defrauding by false pretenses.

    Her associates named in the case include Winston Gary Jones, one Philip who is currently evading arrest, and Mujeed Mohammed, who has passed away.

    Presiding over the case, Judge Samuel Bright Acquah granted Deborah bail amounting to GH¢ 3,500,000 with three sureties, one of whom must provide justification.

    The court also instructed her to report to the police every Wednesday.

    The trial has been adjourned until July 15, 2024.

    In 2021, Mujeed Mohammed, the deceased cousin of the complainant, introduced Deborah to the complainant as an acquaintance needing assistance to resolve a fraud investigation with the police and retrieve her late husband’s assets seized by the Property Fraud Unit at Police Headquarters.

    According to the prosecution, Deborah confirmed that the police had seized her husband’s fleet of cars.

    The court was informed that the complainant agreed to assist under the condition that any funds provided would be repaid once the cars were returned to Deborah.

    The prosecution detailed that the complainant then tasked Mujeed Mohammed, his deceased cousin, to meet with the police officer overseeing the case to verify the legitimacy of Deborah’s claims.

    Several months later, the complainant handed over GH¢ 1,600,000 to Deborah to settle the alleged fraud case pending at the Police Station.

    Prosecutor Inspector Drinda Otumfour, representing the complainant Mallam Issah Ishak, a building contractor residing in Spintex, presented the case.

    The prosecution disclosed that Deborah Adjei, also known as Deborah Gary Jones, conducts business as a trader based in Koforidua.

    The prosecutor said, “Nothing was heard from the accused person (Deborah) again until the latter part of the year 2022, after the death of the complainant’s cousin, Mujeed Mohammed.”

    He mentioned that following Mujeed Mohammed’s death, she contacted the complainant, alleging that Mohammed owed her money which remained unpaid until his demise.

    Accordingly, the prosecution indicated that Deborah visited the complainant at his workplace and unexpectedly informed him that she still needed funds to settle with the police.

    The prosecution revealed that the complainant provided Deborah with a sum totaling GH¢ 1,230,000.

    The court was informed that in May 2024, Deborah visited the complainant at his office and informed him that she had resolved the matter with the police, awaiting only the release of the car fleet.

    Deborah also presented an unsigned letter purporting to be a withdrawal notice instructing the police to drop the case.

    Several weeks later, the prosecution stated that Deborah appeared at the complainant’s office and demanded GH¢ 308,000 for payment to the police for ground rent and vehicle safekeeping before their release to her.

    On June 25, 2024, around 1:00 pm, Deborah contacted the complainant to collect GH¢ 300,800, the remaining balance for payment to the police.

    The prosecution detailed that Deborah was escorted to the Consolidated Bank of Ghana, where GH¢ 300,800 was withdrawn and handed over to her.

    When the complainant requested a meeting with the police officer at Police Headquarters, Deborah took him to the Fitness Centre, but she failed to identify the officer who allegedly requested the funds.

    The prosecution noted that the complainant grew suspicious of Deborah’s actions and reported the incident to the police.

    The court learned that Deborah could not lead the complainant to the location of the car fleet, nor to the specific unit or office handling the case.

  • Widow passionately showers Stonebwoy with prayers

    Widow passionately showers Stonebwoy with prayers

    One of the widows who received a kind gesture from Stonebwoy on Mother’s Day was visibly moved and expressed her gratitude by showering the dancehall artiste with heartfelt blessings.

    The participants of Stonebwoy’s ‘Mother’s Day’ party held for widows and single mothers, received gifts from the musician, spanning food items such as rice and oil, to toiletries and other gifts packaged in hampers.

    A long buffet was also served and this was captured in a couple of viral videos from the event.

    However, in a quest to show gratitude to the BHIM Nation Boss, the widow was seen raining blessings on the dancehall singer.

    One thing that caught the attention of netizens was the passion with which she said the special prayers.

    “May your enemies become your footwear so you crush them every day. May they turn into water for you to drink. You’ve made this Mother’s Day so special for us. God will replenish your pocket. May God prosper you. Everywhere your foot treads, you shall experience blessings,”

    “You received us with open arms. We have eaten and we are so happy. I was sick but I defied all odds just to come and see you because I am your fan. Immediately I saw you, I was healed. God bless you,” she stated.

  • Son, shot during EndSARS protest can’t walk again, uses diapers — Lagos-based widow laments

    Son, shot during EndSARS protest can’t walk again, uses diapers — Lagos-based widow laments

    Lagos State-based widow, Temitope Oshodi, has narrated how her son, Ridwan Oshodi was shot during the #ENDSARS protest in 2020.

    In October 2020, young persons across Nigeria trooped to the streets to demand an end to police brutality and to also demand “good governance”.

    The protesters were dispersed by hoodlums suspected to be sponsored by the Nigerian government and ruling All Progressives Congress after two weeks.

    According to PUNCH, Oshodi said life has been unbearable for her since Ridwan was critically injured after being shot by policemen amid the 2020 #EndSARS crisis.

    She said, “On October 20, 2020, he was at work when I called him to come back home because I heard that there was a crisis at Lekki.  We stay in Ojuelegba Area C Barracks. When I called him, he said he was very busy working on customers’ cloths. He said he had a job that he needed to finish and deliver, as the customer needed it urgently. He told me that if he was able to finish the work early enough he would come home but if not, he would sleep over at the shop. Later at night, he called me to say that he couldn’t finish the work and he would therefore sleep over in his shop. He said he would come home the following morning.

    “In the morning of the following day, after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos declared a curfew, he told me that he was done with the job and he was on his way home. Just some seconds after we spoke on phone, I heard gunshots around Ojuelegba bridge. I started to try to call him, to tell him to watch his steps.

    “Then we heard cries and shouts that Ridwan had been shot by policemen. We rushed out to rescue him. We took him to Havana Hospital nearby where he was given first aid treatment. He was shot on the stomach. The doctor said the bullet had come out of his back and that his backbone was affected. He said the case was more serious than he could handle at the hospital and referred us to LUTH (Lagos University Teaching Hospital).

    “We still go to LUTH for physiotherapy. We pay 25,000 every month. We have started seeing some improvement. He can talk now, but he still cannot walk; he only crawls and uses diapers. Doctors are assuring us that he will walk again but they said they can’t tell how soon it will be.

    “They had earlier said he wouldn’t be able to walk again because his spinal cord was affected. So, I went to price a wheelchair; they said it was N48, 000. A friend borrowed me N20,000 to deposit for the wheelchair, and then somebody helped me to borrow money from a cooperative society. We bought the wheelchair, we buy drugs like seven times per day; we did one X-ray for N70,000, and another one for N80, 000. I have all the receipts here. We did a scan for N55, 000. I can no longer cope; the debts are becoming unbearable.

    “Last week Friday, one doctor at LUTH said we had been spending too much money, so he advised us to go to one hospital on Badagry Expressway to see another expert, so my son can walk again. When we got there, he (Ridwan) was asked to do some exercise, which he did. After the doctor examined him, he said we would have to get 350,000 for the surgery for him to walk again and also get funds to get the drugs for effective recovery. We’ve not been able to get the money; I have sold all my belongings; I have nothing left.

    “I am a widow; my husband died some years back; there is no help from anywhere. Family and friends have tried to support us the little way they could, particularly when we were in LUTH, but right now, it’s been difficult getting support. Life has not been fair, in all honesty. Ridwan is a hard-working young man but since he has been bedridden, he has become helpless and jobless.”

    Source: BBC

  • Legendary Ampadu goes home today

    Hundreds of mourners thronged the forecourt of the State House yesterday for the funeral service for the late legendary Highlife musician, Nana Kwame Ampadu, who died on September 28, 2021 at the age of 76.

    The burial and final funeral rites of the highlife icon will be held today (Saturday) in his hometown, Obo Kwahu, in the Eastern Region.

    In attendance were President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo; the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin; the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei Opare; Ministers of State; Members of Parliament; a former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, and the clergy.

    Others were members of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), members of the Obra Drama Group, family, friends and the general public.

    Grief

    The atmosphere was one of grief, as many mourners shed tears as they filed past the remains which lay in state in a coffin.

    Red and black colours dominated the premises. Many others were in customised cloth made for the late musician.

    The Police Band treated mourners to some inspiring tunes.

    Tributes were read by the widow, children, family, Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), the Obra Drama Group , among others.

    President eulogises him

    In a glowing tribute, President Akufo-Addo said: ‘’Talk of the commencement and growth of Highlife music and one of the people whose name would be on the lips of every Ghanaian would be Nana Kwame Ampadu.

    ‘’Indeed, the outpouring of grief by many Ghanaians following the news of his death, is an appreciation of the impact his music had on successive generations of Ghanaians. He was one of Ghana’s music icons and undoubtedly, a legendary Highlife artiste whose music transcended our national borders.”

    The President said Nana Ampadu believed in his (President’s) vision for the transformation of the country and assisted him tremendously on the campaign trail in the run-up to the victory of the New Patriotic Party(Party (NPP)) in the 2016 elections.

    For that, President Akufo-Addo said, he and the NPP would remain eternally grateful to the departed musician.

    ‘’His was a life well-lived, and he will be sorely missed by all who had the opportunity and privilege of knowing and meeting him,’’ he concluded.

    MUSIGA praises

    In their tribute, MUSIGA praised Nana Ampadu for his immense contribution to the growth of the union over the years, especially his role in the establishment of the Ageing Musicians Trust Fund.

    Wreaths were laid by the Government and People of Ghana, the widow, children, family, church, MUSIGA and traditional authorities.

    Profile

    Born on March 31, 1945, Nana Ampadu composed over 800 songs.

    He formed the African Brothers Band in 1963 with Eddie Donkor as one of the founding members. Other members of the band were Kwasi Boahene, Yaw Owusu, Kwame Anim, Yaw Asante and Nana Nyarko.

    His hit song, ‘Ebi te yie’ literally meaning some are well seated, attacked the inequality in society

    The song, however, was seen as politically motivated and angered some people within the political circles.

    As a result, the National Liberation Council banned the song, and Ampadu had to explain to the military rulers the meaning of the song.

    However, after the end of military rule, the song made a return to the airwaves.

    In 1973, he won a nationwide musical competition and was named ‘Nwontofohene’, meaning the King of music.

    Source:graphics.com

  • Don’t neglect the aged, widows – Arya Family head appeals to community members

    The head of the Armah Family within the Arya Ebusua of Gomoa Ojobi in the Central Region, Stephen Armah, has advised Ghanaians to support the vulnerable in society as they celebrate this year’s Christmas and New Year festivities.

    Speaking during the family’s annual thanksgiving ceremony in honour of the aged in the Ojobi community, Mr. Armah cautioned younger people to desist from tagging the elderly as witches and rather show them love and support as they transition to the latter stages of life.

    He called for the establishment of a special welfare system to prioritise the needs of all Ghanaian citizens who are above the age of seventy to ensure that their fundamental needs are promptly catered for to enable them live decent lives.

    Mr. Armah also called on the government to focus on youth empowerment through skills training and job creation in deprived communities to curb rural-urban migration which has been identified as one of the major factors that leads to the neglect of the elderly.

    He said, the Arya extended family will continue to support the aged through the provision of foodstuffs and health care services as part of its commitment to give back to the community.

    This year’s activities included a health screening exercise held in collaboration with the Winneba Municipal Hospital and the Otoo Municipal Hospital which attracted over 200 people.

    The beneficiaries, including widows and persons with disabilities (PWDs), also received gift pack donations of assorted foodstuffs.

    Isaac Hackman, a senior nursing officer at the Winneba Municipal Hospital, lauded the Arya Family for funding the health screening exercise and called for a stronger collaboration between the health sector and benevolent organisations to improve access to health care services in rural communities.

    Source: Lord Kweku Sekyi

  • How the life of a widow with 4 kids changed overnight

    The life of a widow with four children, identified only as Angela, has totally turned around after receiving a hefty donation from Crime Check TV.

    Angela, prior to the support, had been residing in an uncompleted building. Her plight came to light during a door to door donation campaign by newsmen.

    Upon interrogation, she revealed she was the sole caretaker of her four children she bore with her deceased husband, making life a living hell for her.

    With only GH¢100.00 capital, which is not enough to take care of her kids till the month ends, Angela and her children slept on an empty stomach almost every night.

    However, after her story made its way to the news, an appeal for fund was championed by Crime Check TV to improve the plight of the needy widow, and funds kept trooping in from persons home and abroad.

    Weeks after she was first met, Crime Check returned with an envelope full of money amounting to GH¢ 21,138.00 from 44 donors. She could not believe her eyes.

    The expression on her face when she received the fund was that of joy and excitement till tears dropped from her eyes.

    Watch video below:

     

    Source: crimecheckfoundation.org