By Regina Benneh
Sunyani (Bono), Jan. 23, GNA – The Wenchi District Court in the Bono Region has remanded five suspected members of a mobile money fraud syndicate into police custody for alleged fraud and false pretence.
A police statement said the suspects – Edward Amuzu, 26; Salifu Nurudeen, 25; John Pobi, 37; Godfred Acquah, 25; and Maxwell Fosu Kyei, 31 – were arrested on January 18, 2026.
They are scheduled to reappear before the court, presided over by Mr Isaiah Abdul Wahab, on January 26, 2026.
The statement, signed by Chief Superintendent Thomas Akeelah, Bono Regional Police Public Relations Officer, and made available to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani, explained that the suspects allegedly defrauded Sylvester Declercq Mensah, a 54-year-old agriculturist at Boadan in the Wenchi Municipality, of GHC130,000.
The suspects were picked up from hideouts in Accra, Kasoa, Winneba, and Assin Fosu, while one other suspect remains at large.
According to the statement, the gang allegedly posed as individuals who had mistakenly transferred money into the victim’s mobile money account and requested his assistance to reverse the transactions.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the syndicate had operated for nearly five years, defrauding numerous unsuspecting victims.
“The arrest forms part of a broader effort by the Ghana Police Service to clamp down on cybercrime and mobile money fraud in the country,” the statement added, urging the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities during mobile money transactions.
GNA
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Lydia Kukua Asamoah