Media worker and journalist remanded over alleged GH¢800,000 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. The post Media worker and journalist remanded over alleged GH¢800,000 fraud appeared first on Ghana Business News .
Accra Circuit Court has ordered two men to remain in police custody over an alleged fraud of GH¢800,000, involving a Ghanaian resident living in the United States. Bilyaminu Ibrahim, a media worker, is accused of collecting the money from the complainant under the guise of averting spiritual attacks. Ibrahim and Mohammed Musah, a journalist, face charges of conspiracy to commit crime, including fraud by false pretence and harbouring a criminal, respectively.
Prosecutors stated that Fawuziya Issaka, the complainant and younger sister of the alleged victim, Tourwana Katakarauo, who resides in the United States, was targeted. According to the prosecution, in 2021, Tourwana's alleged accomplice, Jabiru, planned with Ibrahim to obtain money from her under false pretences. Ibrahim then posed as a spiritualist to collect GH¢800,000 in instalments, claiming the funds were needed for sacrifices and spiritual activities to avert attacks against her and her mother.
Further payments were allegedly made after Ibrahim and Musah told Tourwana her late father was indebted to an unknown individual, intending to haunt her spiritually. In 2023, Jabiru informed Ibrahim that Tourwana's mother had suffered a stroke, leading to additional payments for spiritual protection and to redirect the attack to the "sender".
Ibrahim confessed to posing as a spiritualist during investigations, while the police recovered GH¢49,000 from him. Jabiru fled to Togo after learning of Ibrahim's arrest but returned to Dodowa in September 2026, staying with Ibrahim and Musah. On October 1, police met Musah at Jabiru's residence, who allegedly informed them that Jabiru had left.
Musah subsequently texted Jabiru, saying, "Don't come to the House." Musah admitted in his statement that he sent the message to prevent Jabiru from being arrested. Ibrahim and Musah are scheduled to reappear before the court on October 20, 2026, with Mr Joseph Kunsong presiding. Musah has denied the charge of harbouring a criminal.
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