Accra: The Accra Circuit Court One has granted a GHC150,000.00 bail with three sureties to a businessman over an alleged GHC134,000.00 worth of tyres fraud. The Court ordered that two of Nicholas Adams' sureties should be justified.
According to Ghana News Agency, Adams, the accused person, allegedly took GHC134,000.00 from Mr. Christopher Tetteh under the pretext of importing for him a 40-foot container of tyres. Police Inspector Wisdom Alorwu informed the Court that Mr. Tetteh, the complainant, lived at Teshie while Adams, 33, lived at Amasaman, and they are both businessmen.
On May 16, 2024, Adams reportedly demanded and collected GHC134,000.00 with the promise of importing a 40-foot container of car tyres for the complainant. Inspector Alorwu stated that Adams further created a WhatsApp platform where he added the complainant and another person purported to be an importer.
The prosecution explained that the accused person failed to deliver the items on the agreed time and kept postponing it until an unknown person on the WhatsApp platform exposed Adams' fraudulent activities. The unknown person supported his claim with a recorded phone conversation about Adams' fake deals, prompting a report to the Police.
Upon his arrest, the Police played the audio recording to Adams, who admitted that the voice in the recording was his. During the investigation, Adams refunded GHC45,000.00.
