Chief of Oboabo Oyibi has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court in a case involving an alleged fraudulent land sale.

Nii Aboabo, also known as Solomon Boye Borquaye, was initially remanded after being arrested on a bench warrant related to a GHC 45,000 land transaction.

In a motion for bail pending trial, Mr J. K Yeboah, the counsel for the accused, argued that his client had already paid GHC 25,000 to the prosecution, which would be given to the complainant.

Mr Yeboah stated that if granted bail, Borquaye would gather the remaining funds and fulfill his financial obligations.

He urged the court to grant his client bail pending trial.

The prosecutor, Chief Inspector Richard Amoah, did not object to bail.

He acknowledged that Borquaye had displayed a certain level of commitment by making a payment of GHC 25,000.

“We leave the conditions for the grant of bail to the court’s discretion,” he said.

The court presided over by Mr Isaac Addo granted the motion for bail and admitted Borquaye to bail in the sum of GHC 50,000 with one surety. It adjourned the matter to July 24.

Borquaye faced charges of fraudulent transaction, to which he pleaded not guilty.

According to the prosecution, the complainant, a businessman residing in Kumasi, was introduced to Borquaye in 2021 as the head and lawful representative of the Borkwei Mayewani family of Aboabo. The complainant needed to purchase a parcel of land and engaged in negotiations with Borquaye.

On July 15, 2021, the accused allegedly offered to sell two plots of land to the complainant for GHC 45,000. Borquaye provided documents covering the land and received the payment. However, when the complainant attempted to develop the land, he faced a challenge from an individual named James Folagin, who claimed ownership.

The complainant reported the matter to the police, leading to Borquaye's arrest. During the investigation, Borquaye admitted to selling the land to the complainant. Subsequent inquiries at the Lands Commission revealed that the land was affected by a land certificate issued to the Okiyipa Ogya Agona Family, indicating that Borquaye had no legal title to the land at the time of the transaction.

Based on this evidence, the prosecution argued that Borquaye engaged in fraudulent activity by selling land that he did not have the rightful ownership of.