A 35-year-old nurse has been granted GHc 100,000.00 bail with two sureties by the Asante Akropong District court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, for defrauding her colleague at Kumasi -Tafo.
Esther Asamoah Dufie pleaded not guilty to the charge of defrauding by false pretence and will reappear before the court presided by Mr Emmanuel Wiafe Adu, on November 27, this year.
Police Detective Inspector Alexander Agbekpornu presenting the facts of the case to the court said the complainant Ruth Afia Antwiwaa, and Dufie were colleagues in the same health facility and resided at Tafo and Ohwimase respectively.
He said, in January 2025, Dufie advertised a travelling opportunity for people, who are interested in traveling to the United Kingdom (UK) on her WhatsApp status and the complainant saw it, showed interest.
The complainant therefore, contacted the accused person and she told her that the slot was from her brother, one Richard Kwame Asamoah, a military officer in the United Kingdom.
According to the Prosecution, the complainant also informed one Alexander Aboagye, her friend’s husband about the traveling opportunity and he also showed interest, so they paid an amount of GHc 54,090.00 into a Cal Bank account number the accused person provided.
After the payment, the accused person promised to bring the dependent from the UK in April 2025 for the visa process but failed, so the complainant demanded a refund of the money.
Prosecution explained that all efforts to retrieve the money proved futile so on September 16 2025, the complainant reported to the Abuakwa police and Dufie was arrested.
In her caution statement, Dufie admitted and pleaded for time to refund the money by October 10, 2025 and was granted police enquiry bail but she jumped and went into hiding until October 27, when she was rearrested at Tafo.
After further investigations she was charged and brought before the court.
