Suspected Tonaton ‘fraudster’ remanded

An alleged Tonaton fraudster, Mary Abena Serwaa Afedzi, has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court for her involvement in defrauding one is Joseph Owuse Banahehe, who happens to be the Principal Administrative Manger of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Kumasi.

Madam Afedzi was arranged before the court on the reason that she, together with two others, allegedly sold an unregistered Toyota Corolla saloon car to Mr Banahehe, but managed to run away with the vehicle and the money.

The facts presented before the court, presided over by Ellen Ofei Ayeh, are that on January 26, 2020, the complainant, Mr Banahene, saw an advisement of an unregistered Toyota Corolla saloon car put out for sale on Tonaton.om.

The complainant then contacted one of Madam Afedzi’s accomplices, by name Nana (A2), who is currently on the run, and they agreed on the price of the car at GH¢34,000.00.

According to the facts, the complainant, together with witnesses – Angela Gyasi-Nsiah and Patrick Kofi Asamoah – in the case, proceeded to Accra from Kumasi to buy the car on January 27, 2020.

On reaching Accra, the complainant called Nana and he directed them to Achimota Charcoal Station to inspect the car.

Mr Banahehe and the witness proceeded to the said location and met another accomplice, Boadi (A3), who is also at large, with the car.

After inspection, Nana urged the complainant to go with Boadi to Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and make the payment to his wife, Madam Afedzi.

The complainant, together with the witness and Boadi, boarded the said car to GIMPA campus and met Madam Afedzi, who received the payment, while Boadi also handed over the ignition key to him.

After the transaction, Mr Banahene went back to where the car was parked, only to find out that it had disappeared.

To compound the problem, the complainant could not traced Madam Afedzi anywhere.

Therefore, the complainant reported the issue to the Auto Theft Unit of the CID Headquarters on January 27, 2020, and on May 5, 2020, Madam Afedzi was arrested.

During interrogation, the accused person confirmed the crime and admitted having received the GH¢30,000 from the complainant on the instruction of Nana.

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