The trader has been remanded for spending GH¢800,000 mistakenly paid into her account
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a trader, Constance Gyasi Nimako, into lawful custody for allegedly stealing and laundering GH¢800,000 that was mistakenly transferred into her Ecobank account.
Nimako, also known as Maa Adwoa, is said to have spent GH¢770,500 of the amount, transferring GH¢300,000 to her mother’s account at Fidelity Bank, GH¢400,000 to her personal account at GCB Bank, and withdrawing GH¢70,500 in cash.
She has been charged with stealing and money laundering, while her mother, Cecilia Gyasi, faces a charge of abetment of crime to wit money laundering.
Both accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charges.
According to graphiconline.com report on June 22, 2025, the presiding judge, Susan Eduful, remanded Nimako into custody, citing the gravity of the offence and the risk that she might not appear to stand trial.
Gyasi was granted bail in the sum of GH¢500,000, with two sureties who must be immediate family members earning not less than GH¢2,000 monthly.
The case has been adjourned to July 7, 2025.
According to the prosecution, the complainant is the chief executive officer of a company that holds a corporate account with Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) and a personal account with Ecobank Ghana.
On February 4, 2025, the complainant instructed CBG’s Manet Branch to transfer GH¢800,000 from the company’s account to his personal account at Ecobank for a business transaction.
However, due to a clerical error, the funds were mistakenly sent to Nimako’s Ecobank account on February 6.
The mistake was detected after the complainant followed up on the delayed transfer. Attempts by CBG and Ecobank to retrieve the funds were unsuccessful, as Nimako had already moved the money, leaving only GH¢29,778.47 in the account by February 11.
The prosecution said Nimako refused to return the funds, declined to cooperate with the police, and went into hiding after verbally abusing officers.
She was later arrested in Kumasi, while her mother was picked up in Accra.
Investigations revealed that Nimako informed her mother about the funds and instructed her to withdraw the GH¢300,000.
During interrogation, Nimako claimed the money had been sent to her by a foreign company with which she had no prior dealings, adding that she had used it to order goods.
Police investigations are ongoing to trace and recover the remaining amount.
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