A 53-year old businessman, Charles Cobblah, has allegedly defrauded one Suleman Tador, a Ghanaian businessman domiciled in Germany, off GH¢12,000.00, one vehicle, and a night club.
Cobblah allegedly took possession of these properties from Tador in exchange for three plots of land located at Kasoa-Ofankor.
Cobblah has been charged with defrauding by false pretences, but has pleaded not guilty. The accused was put before an Accra Circuit, presided over Her Honour Hamila Basit, yesterday.
The court has admitted him to bail in the sum of GH¢100,000.00, with three sureties, one to be justified.
The court was told by Inspector Isaac Babaye that the accused is a resident of James Town, and on August 2, 2022, Mr. Tador reported to the police that he purchased a night club under the business name Deep Sea 68 Enterprise, located at Accra James Town, from the accused in August 2019.
However, after operating the night club for a while, under the management of his brother, Justice Tador, he decided to sell it.
The prosecutor narrated to the court that the accused, who was the previous owner of the night club, expressed interest to repurchase it.
Subsequently, the accused made a representation to the complainant that he could give him three plots of land, valued at GH¢197,000.00, at Kasoa-Ofankor in exchange for the night club, valued at GH¢120,000.00.
The accused further promised the complainant that if he topped up the value of the land with his Hyundai Elantra, valued at GH¢55,000.00, and cash of GH¢12,000.00, he would released the land to him.
He said the complainant relied on the alleged misrepresentation of the accused and parted with his night club, Hyundai Elantra and a cash sum of GH¢12,000.00.
“Upon taking possession of the above mentioned properties and money from the complainant, the accused person failed to deliver the three plots of land and went into hiding,” he stated.
On August 10, 2022, the accused person was arrested for investigations, and he admitted to the offence in his cautioned statement.
The prosecutor added that after investigations, he was charged with the offence and put before
the court.
