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Self-styled contractor defrauds a
London based Ghanaian on land and building issue
Agona Swedru (C/R), July 19, Ghana/GNA - An Agona Swedru
Circuit Court has remanded in to prison custody a
self-styled building contractor who allegedly defrauded a
London-based Ghanaian of 6,500 pounds.
Neenyi Ghartey, who hails from Winneba, pleaded not guilty
to defrauding under false pretext and would reappear in
court on July 20.
Detective Inspector R.A. Boamah, told the court, presided
over by Mr Charles Wilson, that the complainant is a
Ghanaian based in London, while the accused is resident at
Winneba.
He said in August, 2005, Madam Abigail Jackson, the
complainant during her visit in Ghana came in contact with
the accused who introduced himself as a building contractor
based in Winneba.
He said the complainant contracted him to put up a building
for her in Winneba, and transferred moneys totalling
GH(20,000 (200 million cedis) to him from London through the
Winneba branch of the Ghana Commercial Bank and also
International Commercial Bank in Accra.
In addition to the transfer, the accused also demanded 2,500
pounds from the complainant for customary rites to be
performed by the landowners, the court heard.
Inspector Boamah said the accused failed to put up the
building for the complainant as agreed but rather, he sent a
photograph of a building to the woman who later arrived in
Ghana just to realise there was no building on her plot.
The prosecution said the complainant did not see the accused
again until he was arrested from his hideout upon a tip off
in March this year.
According to the prosecution the accused was facing similar
trial at Awutu Beraku Magistrate's Court.
GNA
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