Comedian Koo Ofori to Spend Weekend in Police Custody Over Fraud Case

Popular Ghanaian actor and comedian, Koo Ofori, known in private life as Samuel Seth Karikari, is expected to spend the weekend in police custody after he was arrested on a bench warrant for failing to honour court summons on two occasions.

The 55-year-old actor was first served with an accused summons to appear before court on April 17, 2025, in connection with a case of defrauding by false pretence.

However, he failed to appear. A second summons was issued for April 23, but he again failed to show up.

Following this, Chief Inspector Christopher Wonder, the prosecutor handling the case, successfully prayed the Circuit court, presided over by Her Honour Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit for a bench warrant to be issued for his arrest.

Koo Ofori was arrested earlier today and brought before the court. However, the court was not sitting at the time.

Consequently, he will remain in police custody until Monday, May 12, when the court is expected to resume and formally read the charge against him.

The actor is accused of defrauding one Dr. Emy Oduro-Burton, a medical practitioner based in the United States, of $50,000 (equivalent to GH¢309,000) under the pretext of securing a plot of land for her.

According to court documents, the incident occurred in 2021 within the Greater Accra Region.

The prosecution alleges that Koo Ofori told the complainant he had found a full plot of land at Spintex-Acsta for sale at $50,000 and offered to purchase it on her behalf.

Dr. Oduro-Burton subsequently transferred the amount to his Consolidated Bank dollar account. However, investigations revealed that the actor used only GH¢170,000 to acquire a half plot of land from one Kwaku Danso, the rightful owner.

When the complainant returned to Ghana to inspect the property, she discovered the discrepancy and confronted the accused.

After repeated attempts to retrieve her money failed, she lodged a formal complaint with the police. Koo Ofori was later arrested and reportedly admitted to the offence in his caution statement.

He is expected to appear in court on Monday to face a formal charge and enter a plea

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