A 41-year-old businessman named Abdul Razak Abdulai was charged with theft and fraudulent breach of trust in an Accra Circuit Court after it was purported that he stole GH¢315,000.00 that belonged to another businessman. Abdulai pleaded not guilty.

The presiding judge, Mrs. Afia Owusuaa Appiah, granted the accused person bail in the amount of GH¢300,000.00, with two sureties who must justify their status. The accused is scheduled to appear in court again on December 5, 2023.

According to Police Inspector Nana Akua Boatemaa, standing in for Police Chief Inspector Samuel Ahiabor, the complainant, Alhaji Sani Suleman, a resident of Adjei Kodjo, Ashaiman, is a businessman. The accused, on the other hand, resides in Karaga, in the Northern Region.

The prosecution's account stated that on June 12, 2023, witness Hakim Ayuba entrusted an amount of GH¢1,815,000.00 in cash to the accused with the intention of delivering it to the complainant. However, the accused dishonestly diverted a portion of the funds amounting to GH¢315,000.00, only giving GH¢1,500,000.00 to the complainant.

Upon learning of this, the complainant confronted the accused and requested the money. The accused, however, failed to return the money immediately and provided excuses to others, later promising to repay it.

The prosecution reported that on June 29, 2023, a formal complaint was lodged, leading to the subsequent arrest of the accused. During the investigation, the accused person confessed to the offense in his caution statement.