Media worker, journalist remanded over alleged GH¢800k fraud
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded two men into police custody over an alleged GH¢800,000 fraud involving a Ghanaian resident in the United States.
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded media worker Bilyaminu Ibrahim and journalist Mohammed Musah into police custody over an alleged GH¢800,000 fraud involving a Ghanaian resident living in the United States. Bilyaminu Ibrahim is accused of collecting the money from the complainant under the guise of a spiritualist helping to avert spiritual attacks.
Musah is charged with harbouring a criminal. The prosecution alleges that the fraudsters posed as spiritualists to collect the funds, which were purportedly used for sacrifices and spiritual activities to protect the complainant and her family. The case was reported to family elders but failed to be resolved, resulting in a police complaint.
Ibrahim allegedly admitted to posing as a spiritualist during investigations, while the police recovered GH¢49,000 from him. The fraudsters fled to Togo after Ibrahim's arrest but returned to Dodowa in September 2026, where they were apprehended. Ibrahim and Musah are scheduled to reappear before the court on October 20, 2026.
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