Trickster granted GH¢2000 bail
Gilbert Boyefio
A fraudster, Robert Mensah, who was said to have defrauded Nana Asiedu Donkor a businessman of amounts of GH¢600 and GH¢2500 on separate occasions on the pretence of protecting him spiritually against people who were allegedly after his life, was on Friday granted GH¢2000 bail with one surety.
The accused was charged with conspiracy to commit crime and two counts of defrauding by false pretences. He however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
A second suspect, Abdul Nassir, also known as Nana, is on the run.
The facts of the case as presented to the court are that the accused lives at New Achimota where the complainant’s office is located. On December 9, 2008, Nana Asiedu Donkor received a call on his mobile phone from Robert Mensah who pretended to be a fetish priest, informing him that some of his workers had planned to kill him spiritually and he (the accused) as a fetish priest had seen everything and could counter it.
The court heard that Mensah, who is a friend to the complainant, told him that the enemy had planted something in his office but he (Mensah) had managed to neutralized it. According to the prosecution, the information caused the complainant to panic and asked the accused for directions and he instructed that the foreign objects found in the complainant’s office be burnt. The court was told that the accused then told complainant he had consulted a Mallam to work on his (Mensah’s) behalf and needed GH¢600 to enable him buy some items to purify the gods, and the complainant sent the money through the Ghana Commercial Bank to be withdrawn by the Mallam at Kumasi, Adum Branch of the Bank.
The court heard that on January 20, this year, the accused again visited the complainant in his house to discuss matters of interest. When the accused left, the complainant decided to drive to his office, and on the way received a call from the accused who pretended to be the fetish priest and informed the complainant that he was going to get involved in an accident with his car. He instructed the complainant that he had seen another “juju” planted in his (complainant’s) car and so he should stop and get out of the vehicle. The complaint was said to have complied with the orders and upon inspection he saw an object placed inside the back wiper. The accused later demanded GH¢2,500 to be given to the Mallam to buy cows for purification.
According to the prosecution, the complainant became suspicious and reported the matter to the police who advised him to feign interest and send the money as usual to the Mallam as instructed by the accused. On January 21, the police went to Kumasi and arrested a witness in the case who went to withdraw the said amount. The witness mentioned Abdul Nassir (at large), as the person who instructed him to withdraw the money. Police further traced the number used to communicate with the complainant and consequently arrested Robert Mensah at his house at New Achimota, Accra. When he was cautioned, he admitted knowledge of the deal and refunded the GH¢600. The court further heard that investigations were ongoing to arrest the second accused, who was on the run.
A fraudster, Robert Mensah, who was said to have defrauded Nana Asiedu Donkor a businessman of amounts of GH¢600 and GH¢2500 on separate occasions on the pretence of protecting him spiritually against people who were allegedly after his life, was on Friday granted GH¢2000 bail with one surety.
The accused was charged with conspiracy to commit crime and two counts of defrauding by false pretences. He however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
A second suspect, Abdul Nassir, also known as Nana, is on the run.
The facts of the case as presented to the court are that the accused lives at New Achimota where the complainant’s office is located. On December 9, 2008, Nana Asiedu Donkor received a call on his mobile phone from Robert Mensah who pretended to be a fetish priest, informing him that some of his workers had planned to kill him spiritually and he (the accused) as a fetish priest had seen everything and could counter it.
The court heard that Mensah, who is a friend to the complainant, told him that the enemy had planted something in his office but he (Mensah) had managed to neutralized it. According to the prosecution, the information caused the complainant to panic and asked the accused for directions and he instructed that the foreign objects found in the complainant’s office be burnt. The court was told that the accused then told complainant he had consulted a Mallam to work on his (Mensah’s) behalf and needed GH¢600 to enable him buy some items to purify the gods, and the complainant sent the money through the Ghana Commercial Bank to be withdrawn by the Mallam at Kumasi, Adum Branch of the Bank.
The court heard that on January 20, this year, the accused again visited the complainant in his house to discuss matters of interest. When the accused left, the complainant decided to drive to his office, and on the way received a call from the accused who pretended to be the fetish priest and informed the complainant that he was going to get involved in an accident with his car. He instructed the complainant that he had seen another “juju” planted in his (complainant’s) car and so he should stop and get out of the vehicle. The complaint was said to have complied with the orders and upon inspection he saw an object placed inside the back wiper. The accused later demanded GH¢2,500 to be given to the Mallam to buy cows for purification.
According to the prosecution, the complainant became suspicious and reported the matter to the police who advised him to feign interest and send the money as usual to the Mallam as instructed by the accused. On January 21, the police went to Kumasi and arrested a witness in the case who went to withdraw the said amount. The witness mentioned Abdul Nassir (at large), as the person who instructed him to withdraw the money. Police further traced the number used to communicate with the complainant and consequently arrested Robert Mensah at his house at New Achimota, Accra. When he was cautioned, he admitted knowledge of the deal and refunded the GH¢600. The court further heard that investigations were ongoing to arrest the second accused, who was on the run.
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