Amasaman: The Amasaman Circuit Court has granted bail of GHC100,000.00 with two sureties to a house help accused of defrauding a businessman of GHC80,000.00. Faustina Boatemaa, 53, is alleged to have conspired with an accomplice, Patrick Darko, who remains at large, to deceive Mr. Samuel Tweneboah under the guise of selling a parcel of land and an uncompleted structure.
According to Ghana News Agency, Boatemaa denied the allegations, and the court, presided over by Justice Enid Sarful-Sau, ordered her to reappear on August 7, 2025. Police Chief Inspector Frederick Awuah-Ansah provided details of the case, stating that Tweneboah, a businessman residing in Satellite, Accra, was approached by Boatemaa through Lydia Tweneboah, a witness in the case. Boatemaa claimed that her brother Darko, who was in South Africa, owned the land.
The complainant and Lydia met Boatemaa, who showed them the site. After negotiation, Boatemaa agreed to sell the land and structure for GHC80,000.00. Tweneboah initially paid GHC40,000.00. On September 15, 2023, Darko sent a bank account number to Tweneboah's father-in-law, Richard Kwadu Sam, who deposited GHC20,000.00. Another GHC20,000.00 was transferred to a different account on October 2, 2023, completing the GHC80,000.00 payment.
Chief Inspector Awuah-Ansah revealed that Boatemaa later provided a fake land indenture to Tweneboah. In December 2023, as Tweneboah prepared to develop the land, he received a message from Darko, through his father-in-law, instructing him to vacate the property. Upon visiting, Tweneboah found a warning from the Marbel family claiming ownership.
Unable to contact Boatemaa and Darko, Tweneboah reported the matter to Adjen Kotoku Police, leading to Boatemaa's arrest. She admitted to showing the land and receiving part payment. The police are seeking a court order to obtain details of the bank account holders involved in the transactions to aid in their investigation.
