The accused, Solomon Yidana, was on Monday put before a Kumasi Circuit Court, presided over by Mr Ekow Mensah, to answer a charge of defrauding by false pretence.

He however pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of GH¢165,000 with three sureties.

Yidana would be making his next appearance on Monday, July 24.

Police Inspector Eric Asante said the complainant, Bernice Kennedy, runs her own business in the gold mining town of Obuasi and is the fiancée of the accused.

In September, last year, the woman told Yidana of her decision to buy a Mercedes Benz GL450 vehicle, and he convinced her that he could get that for her from a car dealer in Togo.

The prosecution said Bernice went ahead to give the money to him but he could not deliver the car.

Left with no option, she made a formal report to the police on June 26, and he was arrested.

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Cecelia was said to have defrauded one Francis Sarpong Dakudze of an amount of GH¢30,000.00.

She pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail in the sum of GH¢50,000.00 with one surety to reappear on July 24.

The facts of the case as presented by Police Inspector E. Haligah were that the complainant Francis is a contractor while the accused is a trader.

He said during the month of August 2014, a witness, in this case, Comfort Atamudzie Mefanawo Awanyo, who is a landlady, decided to sell her house and discussed the issue with the accused who was by then a tenant in the house.

The prosecution said the accused then informed the said landlady that she can get someone to buy the house.

A few weeks later, the accused person went to inform the landlady that she had got someone who wanted to buy the house but the buyer is demanding for documents covering the house before making any payment.

Inspector Haligah told the court that the witness gave out the documents to the accused person to be shown to the complainant.

He said the accused took the documents to the complainant and claimed she had bought the house from the landlady at the cost of GH¢80,000.00 but will sell it at the cost of GH¢ 70,000,00 to defray some debts and further asked the complainant to pay GH¢30,000,00 as part payment to enable her to pay some tenants in the house to vacate the premises after which he could pay the balance of GH¢40,000,00 later.

However, several months after the accused person collected the above-mentioned amount, she failed to honour her part of the bargain and started giving flimsy excuses to the complainant.

The prosecution said the complainant, suspecting a foul play, demanded a refund of his money which the accused failed to do.

On the June 28, a report was made to the police and Cecelia was arrested and after investigations, she was charged

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The court presided over by Madam Priscilla Dikro, ordered Gidisu to pay a compensation of GHC 1500 to the bereaved family and further directed the family to pursue the vehicle’s insurer for their claims.

According to the facts of the case, Gidisu was driving the truck from Ho towards Aflao with one passenger on board.

He allegedly tried to overtake a yellow coloured salon car around Tritrinu, and in the process collided with Akpabli on a motorbike.

Akpabli was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Volta Regional Teaching Hospital in Ho.

Gidisu was found guilty on his own plea and fined 70 penalty units for careless driving and negligently causing harm.

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Richard pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded by the court presided over by Mrs Afi Agbanu Kudomor to reappear on March 30.

Prosecuting Chief Superintendent of Police Duuti Tuaruka told the court that, the complainant, Lucy, is unemployed and lives at Nsawam while the accused person is the resident pastor of the African Faith Church, Pokuase.

He said in June 2015, a friend of the complainant invited her to Pastor Richard’s church, and on seeing the complainant the pastor convinced her that there were bad spirits following her.

He told the court that the accused asked the complainant to bring all her monies, for him to pray over them. The complainant gave $10,080 and GHc 2,000.00 to the pastor as requested.

The prosecution said Richmond performed some rituals in the presence of the complainant, but after two weeks refused to give the complainant’s money back to her.

Chief Superintendent of Police Tuaruka said in September 2016, a complaint was lodged with the police and the accused person was subsequently arrested on January 19, 2017 and charged for the offence.

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Konibah and Augustine Ofori Andoh, Deputy Constituency Secretary of the NDC, are facing a provisional charge of defrauding under false pretense.

Their pleas have not been taken and they would reappear  before court on Wednesday, April 12.

Prosecuting, Police Detective Sergeant Richard Amoah, said from June to August last year, the accused persons collected a total of GHs 87,000.00 from 13 fishermen in the area under the pretext of supplying them with outboard motors but failed to do so.

He said all efforts by the victims to retrieve their monies failed when the accused person could not provide the outboard motors, and therefore lodged a complaint with the Police resulting in the Chairman and his accomplice’s arrest.

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Christopher Anani, self-employed, who allegedly assaulted a co-tenant for his jubilation over the New Patriotic Party’s victory at Agbogba, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.

Anani, who was charged with assault, pleaded with the court to allow him and the complainant settle the matter out of court.

The Court therefore referred the parties to the Alternative Dispute Resolution of the court system.

It however admitted Anani to bail and adjourned the matter to March 20. Inspector Emmanuel Haligah said the complainant, Richard Thompson, was tailor and a resident of Agbogba.  The accused person also resides in the same area.

The prosecution said on December 11, last year, when the Electoral Commission of Ghana declared the Presidential results in the December polls, the complainant became elated and began jubilating amidst shouts to wit: “We have won, we have won.”

The prosecutor said Anani, who stays in the same house with the complainant, became angry over the jubilation.

Inspector Haligah said the accused, who is perceived to be a National Democratic Congress sympathizer, entered into the complainant’s room and pulled him onto the compound and brutally assaulted him.

The prosecution said Anani‘s conduct resulted in “bodily affliction” to the nose, eye, legs with headaches.

A report was made to the Police and Anani was subsequently arrested.

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The woman on reaching the country was however subjected to sexual abuse and maltreatment by her supposed master.

The three are George Boadu, a trader, Fati Mahammud a Secretary and Leah Kalimi a Kenyan businesswoman. They are variously being held on the charges of conspiracy, operating a private employment agency without licence and human trafficking.

They have pleaded not guilty and the court admitted them to GH¢50,000.00 bail each.

Kalimi, was ordered to deposit her passport at the Court’s Registry until directed otherwise. They are expected to reappear on November 14.

Prosecuting Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) C.K. Abadamlora said the complainant was Rita Owusu a resident of Sunshine, a suburb of La.

According to DSP Abadamlora the accused person reside in Accra and during the month of July this year, the complainant’s junior sister who lived at Nkawkaw came to Accra to visit her at La.

George Boadu who had no license to recruit for job placement abroad met the complainant’s sister and during their conversation lured her and trafficked her to Saudi Arabia.

He said in and around August this year, the victim (complainant’s Sister) rang the complainant that she was being abused sexually and maltreated in Saudi Arabia.

DSP Abadamlora said the victim therefore demanded that she should be brought back to Ghana but Boadu failed to do so.

Boadu was therefore arrested and during investigation he disclosed that Fati and Kalimi were his accomplices.

Fati said she only worked as secretary to Kamili who had no resident permit. She was picked up by the police.

The prosecutor said Kamili disclosed that Fati processed the victim’s documents and Boadu was paid 1,100 dollars as agent fee and further took GH¢1,000.00 from the victim.

Police investigation revealed that Kamili employed Fati as Secretary and Boadu was an agent who recruited Ghanaian ladies who are then trafficked to the Middle East.

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Rebecca was granted a self-recognisance bail by the court presided over by Madam Mary N. A Aryee.

She is to deposit an amount of GH₵ 13,000.00, with the court registrar, deposit her passport to the police and alert them anytime she intends to travel.

She was said to have defrauded one Theophilus Anyan of  GH₵ 7, 000.00 and Prosper Segbawu of GH₵ 6,250.00.

Prosecuting Superintendent of Police, Kweku Bempah told the court that the complainant Theophilus is a trader living at Asamankese and Prosper is a carpenter living at Anloga, while the accused person is a pensioner living in the United Kingdom.

He said in 2013, the accused person collected the above mentioned amounts from the complainants under the pretext of securing a United Kingdom visa for them at Odorkor.

He told the court that the accused person on receipt of the money failed to honour her promise and went back to the United Kingdom.

Superintendent Bempah said a report was made to the police.

On September 30, the complainants spotted the accused in town and arrested her to the police.

The prosecution told the court that in her caution statement, Rebecca stated that she used part of the money in processing the forms for the complainants.

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Ben Alake charged with defilement pleaded guilty, and pleaded with the court to forgive him.

The court convicted Alake on his plea but deferred sentence to October 28.

This is to enable him provide documents to ascertain his age on the next adjourned date.

Prosecuting, Detective Inspector Kofi Atimbire said the complainant, the father of the victim, was a farmer residing at Katapor, near Amasaman.

According to prosecution, the victim is a hairdresser apprentice living with the complainant. The accused person also resides at Katapor.

Detective Inspector Atimbire said on October 10, this year, at about 10:00pm, the victim closed from work and the accused person offered her lift.

When the victim reached her house, she told the accused person that she would alight but accused declined and sent her to his house and defiled her.

The following day, prosecution said the complainant had information that accused person was seen carrying the victim on his motor bike so he proceeded to his house and found the victim lying on a mattress while the accused person had left for work.

According to the prosecutor, the complainant took the victim to the Police Station and lodged a complaint.

He was issued with a medical form to send the victim to the hospital for examination.

On October 11, this year, Alake was arrested, the prosecutor said.

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Thomas Osei-Wusu, Agyenim Boateng and Emmanuel Akwasi Wusu, reportedly used a bulldozer to level the church’s building at the Airport Roundabout in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.

They were on Wednesday put before a Circuit Court, presided over by Mrs. Mary Nsenkyire, to answer charges of conspiracy, intentionally and unlawfully causing damage.

The three pleaded not guilty and were each granted GHȼ80,000.00 bail with two sureties to make their next appearance on October 25.

Police Chief Inspector Felix Akowuah told the court that one Ernest Kyei Darkwah permitted the church, sometime in year 2010, to complete an uncompleted structure he had erected on his plot of land for use as worship centre.

Five years later, Osei-Wusu came, claiming title to the very same land on which the church building was sitting.

The prosecution said he together with two other accused persons, brought in a bulldozer and leveled the property, leaving in complete ruins, a set of musical instruments, 160 pieces of plastic chairs, office furniture, curtains, pulpit and woolen carpet.

A formal report was made to the police and they were apprehended.

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