Accra Circuit Court 3, presided over by Her Honour Susana Eduful, has granted GH¢350,000 bail to 42-year-old Akwasi Boateng, who has been charged alongside two others, for allegedly defrauding a scrap dealer of GH¢250,000 under the pretext of selling five excavators.
Akwasi Boateng, who pleaded not guilty, is to provide two sureties, each required to justify the bail sum with title deeds.
The court also issued a bench warrant for the arrest of his accomplice, Eugene Ofosu, 40, who failed to appear in court. A third accused person, Richard Adomako, remains at large.
Prosecutor Inspector Alex Adjei was instructed to file disclosures as the case was adjourned to next month.
Brief Facts of the Case
According to the prosecution, the complainant, Imoro Alhassan, a scrap dealer from Twifo Praso, expressed interest in purchasing excavators, after being approached by Ofosu (A2) in October 2025.
Ofosu allegedly told him that his boss, Adomako (A3), had five excavators for sale as scrap.
Ofosu later led Alhassan to Anyinam in the Eastern Region to inspect the purported machines. After inspection, they agreed on a price of GH¢70,000 per excavator, totaling GH¢350,000. Ofosu reportedly told the complainant that payment would be made in Accra.
On October 3, 2025 Ofosu took the complainant to Afrikiko in Accra, where they met Boateng (A1).
Alhassan made an initial payment of GH¢150,000 to Boateng. A second payment of GH¢100,000 was made on October 7, 2025 at Osu Cemetery, also to Boateng.
However, when the complainant went back to Anyinam on October 8 to begin cutting the excavators, a security guard prevented him, informing him that the machines did not belong to Boateng or Adomako.
The prosecution said the accused persons subsequently went into hiding after collecting a total of GH¢250,000.Alhassan lodged a complaint with the police on October 10, 2025.
Ofosu was arrested on October 24 at Twifo Praso and admitted in his caution statement to luring the complainant into the transaction.
Boateng was arrested on November 14 at his hideout in Kwabenya and also admitted receiving the GH¢250,000.The accused were later charged and brought before the court.
The case continues next month.
