Two residents of Teshie in Accra, Isaac Obour Mensah and Richard Mensah, have reportedly  defrauded a public servant to the tune of GH¢260.000.00 in a land deal.
The duo promised the public servant, Felicia Dadeboe Azuma, two plots of land located at Nmai Dzorn in the Adentan Municipality.
Issac and Richard have, therefore, been accused of conspiracy to commit a crime and defrauding by false pretence.
Richard pleaded not guilty when he was brought before the Accra Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour, Isaac Oheneba Kuffour on Thursday, 18th January, 2024.
The plea of the first accused (A1), Issac Obour Mensah, was not taken because he was absent.
Mr Kuffour has admitted A2 to bail in the sum of GH¢300,000 with two sureties, one of whom should be justified with movable or immovable property title deeds.
The prosecuting officer, Deputy Inspector of Police (DSP) Evans Kesse, told the court that sometime in 2016, the accused persons approached the complainant that their father, Nii Mensah, now late, has vast tract of land at Nmai Dzorn for sale, to address some financial challenges.
The accused persons invited the complainant, who showed interest in acquiring the land to Nmai Djorn, to show her the property.
After the site visit, the complainant was taken to see the accused persons’ father at Teshie, who claimed ownership of the said land. The complainant was also shown some documents to convince her that the land sale was authentic.
The complainant agreed to purchase the land and paid the cedi equivalent of US$60,000.00 (GH¢260,000.00) to the accused persons.
After completion of payment, the complainant realised that the land doesn’t belong to neither the late Nii Mensah nor his sons, but a developer.
All efforts to retrieve her money or get a replacement of the land from the accused failed.
On January 5, 2022, she filed a report with police, but the accused persons allegedly refused to honour several invitations extended to them by the law enforcement agency.
