Louisa Shadeya Dewar, a businesswoman, has allegedly been defrauded off US$20,000.00 and GH¢30,000.00 by one Nana Kwaku Akyempin Otu III.
Nana Kwaku Akyempin Otu III allegedly demanded and collected the monies after assuring Louisa that he could supply her with gold.
The accused is said to have borrowed US$5,000.00 from Louise’s friend, Calvin Enoch Kumah, who happens to be the Chief Executive Officer of Boston Premier Microfinance Limited, but paid him with a cheque which bounced.
Nana Kwaku Akyempin Otu III has, therefore, been dragged to an Accra Circuit Court on the charges of defrauding by false pretences and issuance of false cheque. He pleaded not guilty before His Honour Isaac Oheneba Kuffour, after the charges were read to him.
The court admitted the accused to bail in the sum of GH¢300,000.00 with two sureties, one to be justified by movable or immovable property title deeds, or alternatively by a civil servant earning above GH¢3,000.00. The court has adjourned the case to October 23, 2023.
Brief facts
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Evans Kesse told the court that Louisa Shadeya Dewar and Calvin Enoch Kumah are the complainants in the case. He said the complainants, together with the accused, are both residents of Accra.
The prosecuting officer added that sometime in the year 2018, the accused person was introduced to Louisa by a friend as someone who could supply her with gold.
Nana Kwaku Akyempin Otu III allegedly also assured Louisa that he could supply her with gold, and, therefore, demanded and collected monies totalling US$20,000.00 and GH¢30,000.00.
However, the court was told that the promise made to the 1st complainant, Louisa, never materialised.
DSP Kesse added that prior to the accused collecting the monies the 1st complainant introduced him to the 2nd complainant, Calvin, as her business partner. During the month of March 2022, the accused pleaded with Calvin that he was in need of cash in the sum of US$5,000.00.
The 2nd complainant gave Nana Kwaku Akyempin Otu III the cash, who issued a post-dated cheque for GH¢140,000.00 to for repayment. The cheque was dishonoured when it was presented at the said bank. Attempts made by the complainants to retrieve their monies all failed to yield any results.
On February 21, 2023, a report was made to the police, and the accused was invited severally, but refused to honour any of the invitations and went into hiding.
The accused was later arrested by officers from the Police CID Headquarters in a related case, and was handed over to the Accra Regional CID after their investigations.
DSP Kesse stated that investigations established that the accused, indeed, collected the monies from the complainants. Investigations further established that the accused had no place of abode, hence, indulged in the act of moving from one hotel to another. After investigations, the accused was charged with the offences and arraigned before court.
