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Nigerian fraudster jailed in
Techiman
Techiman (B/A), Jan. 12 Ghanadot/GNA - A circuit court in
Techiman has sentenced a 35 year-old Nigerian trader to 10
years imprisonment in hard labour for possessing fake papers
cut into the sizes of Ghana Cedi notes without
authority, contrary to section 19 (a) clause (1) of currency
Act 242 of 1994.
Stanley Eze pleaded guilty to the offence of possessing
bundles of pieces of paper resembling New Ghana Cedis notes
with intent to print forged currency notes to the tune of
GHC 20,000 and was sentenced on his own plea.
Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Comfort Adubia Nyamesah, told
the court presided over by Mr. Godwin Kwasi-Kumah that at
about 0900 hours on December
14, last year Eze, who is resident at Accra New-Town arrived
at Kintampo and approached a witness (name withheld) that he
had in his possession bundles of papers that could be
converted into 20,000 Ghana cedis.
Chief Inspector Nyamesah said Eze demanded GHC 10,000 from
the witness
who feigned interest and asked him to wait whilst he went to
withdraw money
from the bank.
The Prosecutor said the witness immediately alerted the
police who dispatched an officer to accompany the witness
and act as a customer who also wanted the currency.
Chief Inspector Nyamesah said during the transaction the
policeman arrested Eze together with the fake papers.
The Nigerian admitted the offence was subsequently arraigned
before the circuit court.
Passing judgment, Mr. Kwasi-Kumah expressed dismay about how
foreigners trooped into the country under the guise of
helping to improve the economy but had rather turned round
to sabotage the nation.
He warned that the court would not deal leniently with such
currency traffickers and ordered the destruction of the
bundles of the fake papers.
GNA
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