Mobile Money(Momo) Agents Association of Ghana (MMAAG) has raised concerns about the reported harassment faced by certain Mobile Money (MoMo) Agents.

The Association deems the persistent arrests of its members by individuals on suspicion of fraudulent activities unjust. Dela Dunstan Abotsi, the president of the Mobile Money Association of Ghana, affirmed the Association's dedication to seeking justice for these agents in an interview with Citi News.

“Regarding how our members are being arrested left and right, there is one particular issue that we are monitoring closely. One of our members was arrested at Tema Community 5 and sent to Port Harbour Police Station. He was later transferred from Port Harbour to the Akosombo police station. Somebody came to withdraw fraudulent money from his end, which he claimed he wasn’t aware of. Based on that, he was arrested, made to pay the money, amounting to 8,000 Ghana cedis, and his home was confiscated. These are issues we are following closely.”

Additionally, the Association plans to convene a consultative meeting with stakeholders to discuss their recent decision to cap cash withdrawals at a maximum of one thousand cedis per transaction, following a meeting with the telecommunications network last week.

“MMAAG cannot make the decision alone, so we will have a meeting and decide the next line of action. We had a meeting, and all the Associations were on board. We will go back to our drawing board to have a meeting with the four Associations (the Northern MoMo Agents Association of Ghana (NOMAAG), the Mobile Money Advocacy Group (MOMAG), the Mobile Money Agents Association Ghana (MMAAG), and the ABAG) to decide on our next course of action.”