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Fetish priest in court for defraud
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A 43-year old fetish priest has been granted Gh¢15,000 bail with two sureties, one to be justified, by a Koforidua Circuit Court ‘B’ for allegedly defrauding by false pretence.
Mr. Richard Vormawor, also known as Nana Buame, was said to have cut pieces of white paper like Gh¢10 and Ghc20 cedi notes and covered same with the original Ghana cedi notes and wrapped them with plain rubber to look like the real cedi notes with the intent to defraud unsuspecting public.
The accused, who pleaded not guilty to the charge of defrauding by false pretence could not meet the bail condition and was still in police custody at the time of filing this report.
He would re-appear before the court presided by Mrs Mercy Adei Kotei on May 6, this year to continue with the trial.
Giving the facts of the case to the court, the Prosecutor, Chief Inspector Owusu Ababio said the complainant was Inspector Nelson Nadutey stationed at the Koforidua Central Hospital whilst the accused was a self-acclaimed fetish priest and resident of Koforidua Zongo.
He continued that the Koforidua District Police Command in recent times had been inundated with reports of people being defrauded by fetish priests under the pretext of doubling monies for them, thus putting the command on a high alert.
Chief Inspector Ababio explained that on April 5, this year at about 1pm,one Lance Corporal Eric Akpai who worked under the complainant and was on duty at the Nkurakan barrier, spotted the accused in a certain Hyundai mini bus heading toward Koforidua.
He said that when the vehicle was stopped and searched seven bundles of Ghc20 notes and two bundles of Ghc10 notes which the police suspected to be counterfeit, were found on the fetish priest.
The Prosecutor said the accused was then arrested and brought to the police station for interrogation.
He said that the accused in his cautioned statement, disclosed that the said bundles of money were rather white paper he had cut in the form of 10 and 20 Ghana Cedi notes and had covered them with their respective original Ghana cedi notes and wrapped with plain rubber to look like the actual Ghana cedi notes.
The Chief Inspector Ababio said when the accused was questioned of his intention, he could not give any tangible reasons, adding it was further revealed that he was on a mission to defraud the unsuspecting public with an old trick known as “Bring 20 million and get one billion in old Ghana cedis” but luck eluded him.
After investigations, he was charged with the offence and arraigned at the court.
From Ama Tekyiwaa Ampadu Agyeman, Koforidua
The Diaspora Affairs Office of the President (DAOOP) will on Friday, September 18, 2026, host the inaugural Ghana Diaspora Townhall Meeting at the Christiansborg Castle, Osu, Accra.
The meeting, scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. is being held under the theme “Listening Today, Building Tomorrow: Strengthening Ghana’s Partnership with the Diaspora.”
According to a statement from DAOOP issued on September 17, the Townhall will serve as an annual platform for structured dialogue between the Government of Ghana and the Ghanaian and wider African Diaspora.
It is aimed at providing a dedicated platform for members of the Diaspora to share their experiences, concerns, aspirations and recommendations directly with government institutions, while also reviewing progress in implementing Ghana’s Diaspora Engagement Policy.
About 500 participants are expected, including representatives of Diaspora organisations, Ghanaians living abroad and those who have returned, members of the wider African Diaspora resident in Ghana, government institutions, private sector organisations, civil society, academia, traditional authorities and development partners.
The programme will feature nine thematic listening sessions where participants will engage directly with responsible ministries, departments and agencies.
The sessions will cover citizenship, immigration, residency and national identification; property and real estate; tourism, culture and heritage; business registration and investment; employment, skills and knowledge transfer; diaspora engagement, representation and integration; education, academia and youth engagement; infrastructure and public services; and health and safety.
The themes were drawn from a survey circulated among registered participants ahead of the meeting. Proceedings will be chaired by the Chief Director of the Office of the President, Alhaji Dr Abubakari Wayo.
DAOOP said the inaugural meeting is being held in the week of Founder’s Day, marked on Monday, September 21, reflecting Ghana’s Pan-African tradition and its historical relationship with Africans and people of African descent around the world.
The Townhall will close with the presentation and adoption of key recommendations and priority actions for 2026 and 2027, which will inform an institutional action matrix to support continued engagement and follow-up.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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The President was informed that ten individuals, including four officers of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), are being held while investigations continue.
The meeting reviewed the structure and security systems in place and recommended new actions.
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