An Accra Central Magistrate Court has set February 10, to rule on a bail application filed by lawyers of former boss of the Ghana Real Estates Developers Association(GREDA), Alexander Tweneboah.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”SkOa7nsubGUCqW57QJjtKLwwOLGflq9J”]Mr. Tweneboah was arrested in January by the Police for allegedly engaging in SIM Box fraud<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n He has however pleaded not guilty to counts of providing electronic equipment without license and possessing illegal devices with intent to commit crime.<\/p>\n A joint task force which included the National Communications Authority (NCA), and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on January 15, arrested six persons for allegedly being involved in SIM boxing.<\/p>\n The activities of the alleged fraudsters are said to have cost the nation more\u00a0than\u00a0GH\u00a2100 million.<\/p>\n The Police say\u00a0\u00a0the task force seized one SIM box with a 64-slot SIM server, 4G Internet modem, 1 laptop computer and mini antenna were intercepted from the suspects at their residence at the Batsona, Manet area.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunication, Kwaku Sakyi Addo has ruled out<\/strong><\/a><\/span> the involvement of the telcos in the incident.<\/p>\n SIM boxing takes place when individuals or organizations illegally terminate a voice call \u00a0of a \u00a0registered licensed network operators, usually at lower cost than the approved rates.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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