By Hafsa
Obeng, GNA
Accra, Aug. 1, GNA – An Accra Circuit Court on
Wednesday granted bail to one George Darko, unemployed who appeared before it
for defrauding 25 people in Accra, Greater Accra Region; Kumasi, Ashanti
Region; and Kasoa, Central Region by false pretences.
George was granted bail in the sum of GH¢55,000.00
with two sureties. He is also to submit his passport to the police.
He had earlier pray the court to allow for an
out of court settlement, but the court refused his prayer, saying in recent
times cases of fraud were on the ascendancy and it would be better for the case
to be dealt with in the law court.
The case has since been adjourned to August 20
for hearing.
At the last sitting, George was remanded by
the court after he pleaded not guilty to all 22 charges of defrauding by false
pretences.
The facts of the case as presented by Police
Chief Inspector Isaac Agbemehia was that the complainants are 25 Ghanaians who are interested in being
recruited into the security services and resident in Accra, Kumasi and Kasoa,
while the accused person is unemployed and resides at Ashongman Estates.
He said between 2017 and 2018, the accused
introduced himself to one Aikins Kofi Asare as a National Security Operative
and informed him that he could assist him to get enlisted into any of the
security services in the country.
He said Aikins then gave the contact number of
the accused to the complainants and they contacted him individually, and he
directed them to his house and assured them of enlistment into any of the
security services of their choice for a fee of GH¢6,000.00.
The prosecution said, George told them to make
part payment not less than GH¢1,500.00 each for him to start the process.
Mr Agbemehia said the complainants made
different sums of payments ranging from GH¢1,000.00 to GH¢4,000.00 which summed
up to GH¢54,900.00, to the accused in his house.
He said the accused after collecting the said
amount failed to fulfil his promise to the complainants and went into hiding.
On July 18, he was arrested from his hideout
and handed over to the police for investigation.
In his caution statement he admitted having
received the said amount of money from the complainants.
GNA