The Wenchi District Court in the Bono Region has remanded five alleged members of a mobile money fraud syndicate into police custody for their alleged involvement in defrauding by false pretence.
The suspects were arraigned before the court on January 19, presided over by His Worship Issah Abdul Wahab, on charges of conspiracy to commit a crime and defrauding by false pretence. The court ordered that they be held in police custody to assist ongoing investigations.
According to the Bono Regional Police Command, the case stems from a complaint filed on April 24, 2025, by a 54-year-old agriculturalist, Sylvester Declercq Mensah, at Boadan in the Wenchi Municipality, who reported that he had been swindled of GH¢130,000 by unknown persons.
Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, Public Relations Officer of the Bono Regional Police Command, said police acted swiftly after receiving the complaint.
“Upon receipt of the report, the police immediately launched a full-scale investigation, which eventually led to the arrest of the suspects on January 18, 2026,” he said.
The suspects were identified as Edward Amuzu, also known as Kwame Tina (26); Salifu Nurudeen, alias El-man (25); John Pobi, known as Father (37); Godfred Acquah, also called Kofi Biggs or Agabus (25); and Maxwell Fosu Kyei (31). One additional suspect is currently on the run.
Chief Inspector Akeelah explained that the suspects were arrested at different hideouts across Accra, Kasoa, Winneba and Assin Fosu.
“Preliminary investigations indicate that the group operated as a syndicate, targeting unsuspecting mobile money users across the country. They typically claimed that money had been mistakenly sent to a victim’s account and requested assistance to reverse the transaction,” he stated.
He added that further investigations revealed the syndicate had allegedly been operating for nearly five years, defrauding several victims of large sums of money.
The suspects are expected to reappear before the Wenchi District Court on January 26, 2026, for the continuation of proceedings.
Chief Inspector Akeelah urged the public to remain alert.
“We entreat members of the public to be vigilant and cautious in mobile money transactions so as not to fall prey to these fraudsters,” he advised.
