Media worker, journalist remanded over alleged GH¢800,000 fraud
Two men, including a journalist and a media worker, have been remanded in custody by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding a US-based Ghanaian woman of GH¢800,000. The suspects allegedly posed as spiritualists to extort money under the guise of performing rituals.
Why it matters
The case highlights the prevalence of spiritual fraud schemes and the legal consequences for those involved in such criminal conspiracies.
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded two men in police custody over an alleged GH¢800,000 fraud involving a Ghanaian resident in the United States.
The two, Bilyaminu Ibrahim, a media worker, and Mohammed Musah, a journalist, were charged with conspiracy to commit crime, namely defrauding by false pretence and harbouring a criminal, respectively.
Chief Inspector Ramata Asumah, prosecuting, told the court that the complainant was Fawuziya Issaka, younger sister of the alleged victim, Tourwana Katakarauo, who lives in the United States.
The prosecution said in 2021, Katakaraou Jabiru, an alleged accomplice of Ibrahim, learnt that Tourwana was facing challenges and allegedly planned with Ibrahim to obtain money from her under false pretences.
Jabiru allegedly told Fawuziya that he knew a spiritualist who could help Tourwana. Ibrahim allegedly posed as the spiritualist.
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