The Dansoman Circuit Court, presided over by Her Honour Basilia Adjei-Tawiah, has granted bail in the sum of GH¢50,000 to a 51-year-old trader, Iddrisu Abdallah, accused of fraudulently breaching trust in the sale of a Massey Ferguson Tractor.
Charged with Fraudulent Breach of Trust contrary to Section 128 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), Abdallah pleaded not guilty to the offence.
The court ordered that he be granted bail with two sureties, one of which must be justified by movable or immovable property.
According to Chief Inspector Portia Nuarko, the prosecutor, the complainant in the case, Rabiu Jimoh Mohammed, is a Ghanaian trader based in Norway.
In October 2024, Mr. Mohammed reportedly imported eight second-hand Massey Ferguson Tractors into Ghana and entrusted them to the accused for safekeeping and sale at his garage, located along the Korle-Bu Ayigbe Town Mortuary Road.
However, in January 2025, the complainant received information from witnesses that one of the tractors had been sold.
Despite expectations that Abdallah would remit GH¢160,000 the agreed sale price, into his account, no payment was made.
Investigations revealed that Abdallah admitted to selling the tractor but claimed he sold it for GH¢130,000 and used the proceeds to invest in his personal business.
He reportedly pleaded for two weeks to repay the amount but failed to fulfill the promise, prompting the complaint to be lodged with police.
The court has ordered the prosecution to file all disclosures ahead of the Case Management Conference (CMC) and directed the accused to report to the case investigator once every week.
The case has been adjourned to October 5, 2025.
