A 56-year-old businessman, George Narh, has been remanded into police custody by the Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding a company chairman of GH¢500,000 under the pretext of supplying gold.
George Narh has been charged with defrauding by false pretence, contrary to Section 131 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
The accused is alleged to have, on September 8, 2025 at Ring Road Central in Accra, obtained the sum of GH¢500,000 from Dr. Cephas Quarshie by falsely representing that he could supply one kilogram of gold to CBS Group of Companies.
Court Proceedings
The case was first called on December 22, 2025 but the accused was absent. The matter was adjourned to January 5, 2026 when George Narh again failed to appear.
Chief Inspector Christopher Wonder, the prosecutor, prayed the court to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of the accused.
The court, differently constituted and presided over by Her Ladyship Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Bassit, granted the application and adjourned the case to February 2, 2026.
On March 2, 2026 the accused was present before the court, this time presided over by Her Honour Nancy Teiko Searyoh.
George Narh pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Counsel for the accused, Felix King Affram, applied for bail, but the prosecution opposed the application.
The court subsequently remanded Narh into police custody to allow for further investigations and adjourned the case to March 16, 2026.
Prosecution’s Case
Presenting the brief facts, the prosecution said the complainant, Dr. Cephas Quarshie, is the Chairman of CBS Group of Companies, with offices located at Ring Road Central, Accra.
According to the prosecution, George Narh, who claims to be a businessman dealing in precious minerals, was introduced to the complainant on September 8, 2025 as a gold dealer capable of supplying gold.
The two allegedly agreed on the supply of one kilogram of gold at a cost of GH¢700,000. The complainant paid an initial amount of GH¢500,000 in cash, with the understanding that the remaining GH¢200,000 would be paid upon delivery within a week.
However, the prosecution said Narh received the initial payment but failed to supply the gold as agreed. He allegedly went into hiding and stopped responding to the complainant’s phone calls.
The matter was reported to the Nima District Police on October 8, 2025. Following sustained surveillance, the accused was arrested on October 11, 2025, at Adabraka with an arrest warrant.
Police investigations revealed that Narh admitted to the offence and refunded GH¢155,000 to the complainant. The amount was later released to the complainant upon request to meet a pressing financial obligation.
The prosecution further stated that all efforts by the police to get the accused to produce a licence for trading in gold proved unsuccessful.
Narh was initially granted bail on October 14, 2025, with two sureties to appear before the court but failed to honour the terms. His sureties were warned to produce him but were unable to trace him after he reportedly relocated from his known place of abode.
A bench warrant was subsequently secured on January 5, 2026. The prosecution said Narh deactivated all his contact numbers, making it difficult for police to track him.
On February 24, 2026 at about 8:00 pm, police received information that the accused was at the Turkish Embassy Restaurant at East Legon.
Officers proceeded to the location and arrested him.
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