By Gifty
Amofa, GNA
Accra, June 18, GNA – An Accra circuit court
has granted Gabriel Teye Nartey, a Police General Lance Corporal bail in the
sum of GH¢100,000.00 with three sureties for allegedly defrauding 3 persons
under pretext of securing them lands.
The three are an auditor, an accountant and
another Ghanaian living in the United States
The court directed that one of the sureties
should be a public servant earning not less than GH¢1,000.00. per month.
He should also make a security deposit of GH¢15,000.00.
Gabriel Teye Nartey pleaded not guilty to
fraudulent transaction of land and he is to re-appear on June 26.
Police Chief Inspector Maxwell Oppong told the
Court presided over by Mr Emmanuel Essandoh that the prosecution witnesses;
Samuel Lincoln Terkper, auditor, Patrick Amoako, accountant and Aidoo, are
residents of Tabora, Agbogba and Dansoman, respectively in the Greater Accra
region.
Nartey is a Police officer, stationed at the
Dansoman Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) also in Accra.
The Prosecution said between March and April,
2017, Terpker met Nartey at Adenta and introduced himself as a policeman who
deals in plots of land.
Terkper expressed interest and Nartey sold a
piece of land to him at GH¢28,000.00.
Amoako was also introduced to Nartey and later
he also bought a plot of land at GH¢35,000.00 and paid an advance of
GH¢20,000.00, in addition to a Peugeot saloon car valued GH¢15,000.00 as final
payment.
The Prosecution said after taking the money,
Nartey failed to produce them with documents covering the lands and went into
hiding.
Terkper and Amoako visited the said lands but
were shocked to know that the lands do not belong to Nartey.
Prosecution said Terkper who made checks with
the Land Commission, discovered that the said land belonged to one Pearl Aku
Atiemo.
On May 16, this year, the two went to the
Greater Accra Regional Police Headquarters to lodge a formal complaint and
Nartey was arrested.
Aidoo on June 8, upon hearing of Nartey’s
arrest, also made a report that the accused who was a church member contacted
he Aidoo’s father through Facebook that he was selling a land at GH¢35,000.00
and he showed interest.
The prosecution said and amount of GH¢19,000.00
was given to Nartey through his son called Jimmy as part payment on March 7,
this year and a receipt was issued to that effect with the promise to pay the
rest after the necessary checks on the said land located at Oyarifa has been
made.
The Prosecution said, Nartey went into hiding
after taking the money until his arrest.
Chief Inspector Oppong said Nartey admitted
the offence in his caution statement and said that he also bought the land from
someone he only named as Eric and Akpor Mensah but could not produce documents
on that score
GNA