Diamond Appiah was given GH300,000 bail after being charged with a fraudulent land transaction

At the Circuit Court in Accra, self-described entrepreneur Diamond Appiah was detained and accused of engaging in a $30 000 fraudulent land transaction.

Diamond Appiah allegedly sold socialite Ayisha Modi a plot of land in East Legon Hills for $30,000, but she denied the allegations and was released on GHc300k bond after entering a not guilty plea.

As part of the bail conditions, the court presided over by Her Honour Mrs. Evelyn Asamoah ordered her to present three sureties, each of whom must be a public employee.

Case summary in brief

According to DSP Evans Kesse, the complainant, Ayisha Modi, is an entrepreneur who resides in Adjiringanor, Accra. She has taken East Legon entrepreneur Diamond Appiah to court. The complainant, Ayisha Modi, confessed she wanted a plot of land in 2020 for development purposes and discussed it with one Johnson, a witness in this case, according to the prosecutor, DSP Kesse.

The accused promised to sell the complainant a plot of land in East Legon Hills for less money. According to the prosecutor, the accused received cash payments totaling US$30,000.00 from the plaintiff for the property.

According to DSP Kesse, the accused led the complainant to a property in East Legon Hills, where she later met a man named Gustav who claimed ownership of the property.

According to the prosecutor, the complainant made several attempts to get her money back from the defendant but was unsuccessful. She then reported the matter to the police, who then arrested the defendant.

"She acknowledged the offense in her cautious statement for the investigation. She was charged with the offense following an investigation, and the prosecutor informed the court that she had been hauled before it.

The lawsuit will now be heard on February 8, 2023.