Tailor in court for eating to the tune of 2.8 million cedis
Cabbie before court for robbing expatriates
Ho (Volta Region) 19 July 2001
Samuel Bansah, 35, a tailor who posed as an accountant and had meals worth 2.8 million cedis at two canteens at Ho in March, appeared at a Ho circuit tribunal on Wednesday charged with defrauding by false pretence.
He pleaded not guilty and was granted five million cedis bail with one surety to reappear on August 9.
Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Christopher Agbodza told the tribunal chaired by Mr Lawrence Ladzagla Mensah that on March 20 Bansah went to a canteen belonging to Mrs Ernestina MaCcarthy at Ho and introduced himself as an accountant of Rite Aid Pharmacy.
Bansah then told Madam MaCcarthy that he would like to be eating at her canteen on credit and that the bill would be paid by his employers.
Chief Inspector Agbodza said Mrs MaCcarthy felt reluctant but on persistent pleading by the accused, she agreed and started serving him with food and drinks totalling two million cedis.
He said after some weeks Mrs MaCcarthy became suspicious of Bansah's behaviour when the accused person collected some provisions and 40,000 cedis from her.
Bansah then stopped eating at Mrs MaCcarthy's canteen after she had demanded settlement of the bill.
On March 5, Bansah again introduced himself to Mrs Gladys Kugbadzor, operator of another canteen as an accountant at the Ho Regional Hospital and ate meals worth 800,000 cedis.
The deal was, however, detected when enquiries by Mrs Kugbadzor at the Regional Hospital revealed that there was no accountant by that name working there.
She, therefore, made a report to the Police for the arrest of Bansah.
GRi../
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Sunyani (Brong Ahafo) 19 July 2001
A taxi driver, Kennedy Kumi, who robbed two Dutch nationals and threatened to kill them, was on Monday arraigned before a Sunyani Community Tribunal.
He pleaded not guilty and was granted a two million-cedi bail with two sureties to reappear on Thursday July 19.
The tribunal, chaired by Mr Charles Adjei Wilson heard that on July 10, the complainants, Mr Maurice Van Stavern and Mr Sjoerd Weikamp who work at the Sunyani Catholic Diocese Pharmacy, hired Kumi's taxi to two entertainment spots.
The accused tried to introduce two young ladies to the two men but they declined.
The next day, Maurice and Sjoerd asked the accused to drive them to their residence at Ohene Djan Area, near Abesim.
When they were about to reach the house, Kusi demanded 70,000 cedis as fare but the complainants offered 30,000 cedis, which he rejected.
Sjoerd paid 30,000 cedis and got down from the car but Kumi drove off with Maurice and threatened to kill them.
Maurice fell from the speeding car and the accused stopped but snatched more than 170,000 cedis and a cap from him.
A report was made to the police and the accused was arrested wearing the cap. When he was searched, 193,450 cedis was found on him.
GRi../
GRi in Court
Ho (Volta Region) 19 July 2001
Samuel Bansah, 35, a tailor who posed as an accountant and had meals worth 2.8 million cedis at two canteens at Ho in March, appeared at a Ho circuit tribunal on Wednesday charged with defrauding by false pretence.
He pleaded not guilty and was granted five million cedis bail with one surety to reappear on August 9.
Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Christopher Agbodza told the tribunal chaired by Mr Lawrence Ladzagla Mensah that on March 20 Bansah went to a canteen belonging to Mrs Ernestina MaCcarthy at Ho and introduced himself as an accountant of Rite Aid Pharmacy.
Bansah then told Madam MaCcarthy that he would like to be eating at her canteen on credit and that the bill would be paid by his employers.
Chief Inspector Agbodza said Mrs MaCcarthy felt reluctant but on persistent pleading by the accused, she agreed and started serving him with food and drinks totalling two million cedis.
He said after some weeks Mrs MaCcarthy became suspicious of Bansah's behaviour when the accused person collected some provisions and 40,000 cedis from her.
Bansah then stopped eating at Mrs MaCcarthy's canteen after she had demanded settlement of the bill.
On March 5, Bansah again introduced himself to Mrs Gladys Kugbadzor, operator of another canteen as an accountant at the Ho Regional Hospital and ate meals worth 800,000 cedis.
The deal was, however, detected when enquiries by Mrs Kugbadzor at the Regional Hospital revealed that there was no accountant by that name working there.
She, therefore, made a report to the Police for the arrest of Bansah.
GRi../
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Sunyani (Brong Ahafo) 19 July 2001
A taxi driver, Kennedy Kumi, who robbed two Dutch nationals and threatened to kill them, was on Monday arraigned before a Sunyani Community Tribunal.
He pleaded not guilty and was granted a two million-cedi bail with two sureties to reappear on Thursday July 19.
The tribunal, chaired by Mr Charles Adjei Wilson heard that on July 10, the complainants, Mr Maurice Van Stavern and Mr Sjoerd Weikamp who work at the Sunyani Catholic Diocese Pharmacy, hired Kumi's taxi to two entertainment spots.
The accused tried to introduce two young ladies to the two men but they declined.
The next day, Maurice and Sjoerd asked the accused to drive them to their residence at Ohene Djan Area, near Abesim.
When they were about to reach the house, Kusi demanded 70,000 cedis as fare but the complainants offered 30,000 cedis, which he rejected.
Sjoerd paid 30,000 cedis and got down from the car but Kumi drove off with Maurice and threatened to kill them.
Maurice fell from the speeding car and the accused stopped but snatched more than 170,000 cedis and a cap from him.
A report was made to the police and the accused was arrested wearing the cap. When he was searched, 193,450 cedis was found on him.
GRi../
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