Founder of Godsway International Church and self-styled evangelist, Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labour after being found guilty of defrauding by false pretence and engaging in charlatanic advertisement.
The verdict was delivered by the Circuit Court in Accra, following her conviction on charges stemming from a widely televised money-doubling scam aired in 2022.
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The court heard that Nana Agradaa, formerly a traditional priestess turned Christian evangelist, had broadcast a promotional video in which she claimed to possess spiritual powers to double money. In response to the broadcast, dozens of people trooped to her church, Heaven Way Champion Ministries, and handed over large sums of money with the expectation of receiving returns.
Instead, the victims were defrauded, prompting public outrage and a swift police investigation.
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