Alhaji Fareed Amin Yakubu, 38 and businessman, has been charged before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding one Darling Tuffour off GH¢3,000,000.00.
Yakubu was dragged before the court, presided over by His Honour Samuel Bright Acquah, yesterday on the offences of defrauding by false pretences and issue of false cheque.
The accused has pleaded not guilty to the offence and has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢3 million with three sureties, of which one is to be justified with landed property and the others should be ordinary citizens.
Mr. Acquah has adjourned the case to October 23, 2023.
The court was told by Superintendent Augustine Yirinkyire that the complainant, Darling Tuffour, is a Businesswoman and resides at East Legon, while the accused is a resident of Ashongman.
According to him, somewhere in April 2021, the accused went to the complainant to borrow money to fund his oil business.
The complainant obliged and lent GH¢3,000,000.00 to the accused to be paid at a stipulated time.
Unfortunately, when it was time for repayment, the accused issued two cheques with face values of GH¢2,100.000.00 and GH¢1,050,000.00, only to be dishonoured by the banks.
The complainant followed the accused to his office, but was informed that he has relocated and his whereabouts not known.
The complainant reported the case to the police and a warrant of arrest was obtained from the court for the accused to be arrest.
The warrant was published and upon seeing the publications reported to the police and were arrested.
After investigations, the accused was charged with the offence and brought before the court.
