A 35-year-old Consultant with Tilly’s World of Possibilities Consultancy, Daniel Okpoti Okerchiri, has been put before the Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding 27 individuals, under the pretext of securing Canadian visas for them.
Presided over by Her Honour Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit, the court remanded Okerchiri into police custody on Monday, pending further investigations. The case has been adjourned to May 12, 2025.
Okerchiri is facing two counts: conspiracy to commit crime, namely defrauding by false pretence, and defrauding by false pretence – both in contravention of sections 23(1) and 131(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
According to the prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Kwadwo Aboagye, the complainant, Abraham Nii Okai Reindorf, a trader, got involved with Okerchiri in June 2023 after hearing from a friend in Canada about job opportunities abroad. Reindorf was introduced to Okerchiri and a woman identified only as Thelma, now at large, who was said to be the owner of the consultancy.
Thelma and Okerchiri allegedly assured Reindorf that they could help secure Canadian visas. Trusting this representation, Reindorf mobilized 27 individuals and collected various amounts of money from them, totalling GH¢159,000 and US$7,900, which he handed over to the accused and his alleged accomplices.
After receiving the funds, Okerchiri reportedly failed to deliver on the promise and went into hiding. The complainant filed a report with the police on January 26, 2025. Okerchiri was subsequently lured from his hideout and arrested.
During investigations, the accused is said to have admitted to the offense and implicated a third accomplice, Adama Alifa, also at large, as the person who ultimately received the funds. Okerchiri has made a partial refund of GH¢14,600 and US$400.The court was told that efforts are ongoing to apprehend the other suspects for prosecution.
