Business man slapped with GH¢1M bail for defrauding Chinese national 

Her Ladyship Evelyn Asamoah, Justice of the High Court with additional responsibility at the Circuit Court, has granted bail in the sum of GH¢1 million to a 42-year-old Ghanaian businessman, Abdul Hayyu Oudou, who is facing a charge of defrauding a Chinese national of over GH¢1.1 million and US$1,900 under false pretences.

Abdul Oudou, who appeared in court on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty to the charge of Defrauding by False Pretenses, contrary to Section 131(1) of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

As part of the bail conditions, the accused is required to provide four sureties, three of whom must be gainfully employed. He has also been ordered to deposit his passport at the court registry.

The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Ebenezer Teye-Okuffo, has been directed to file all disclosures and witness statements by August 12, 2025.

 

Alleged Fraud

According to court documents and statements by the prosecution, the complainant, Guo Yao, a Chinese businessman residing in Ghana contacted suppliers in China and Singapore in May, 2023 to procure painting materials and industrial oil.

Abdul Oudou, who operates a forex business at Rawlings Park, in Accra, allegedly convinced Guo Yao to entrust him with the funds – GH¢1,141,510 and US$1,900 – to facilitate payments to Sinopec Lubricant Singapore Pte Ltd. and Shanghai Janhong New Material Technology Co. Ltd. on his behalf.

On May 17, 2023 the complainant handed over the money to Abdul Oudou, who later presented purported SWIFT receipts from Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Ltd. as evidence of successful payments to the suppliers.

However, Guo Yao later discovered that no funds had reached either company. Further checks revealed that the SWIFT documents provided by Abdul Oudou were fraudulent.

A police complaint was subsequently lodged, leading to Oudou’s arrest.

During investigations led by Detective Chief Inspector AbubakarJantu, the accused claimed he had handed the funds over to an individual identified only as “Frank” to process the payments. Oudou alleged that Frank was responsible for generating the receipts.

However, he was unable to provide any further details or assist in locating the said individual.

Following investigations, the accused was charged and arraigned before the court.The case has been adjourned to a later date pending the filing of prosecution documents.

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