Fraud Electrician Sentenced to 12 Months Imprisonment with Hard Labour 

The Asamankese Circuit Court, the West Akim Municipal capital in the Eastern Region of Ghana has sentenced a 51-year-old electrician, George Ofosu to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour for defrauding people by False pretence, contrary to section 131 of the criminal offence Act 1960(Act 29).

Ofosu George, the accused pleaded guilty to the two counts and was sentenced to one-month imprisonment for count one and 12 months for count two, all to run concurrently.

According to the prosecution statement presented in court, presided over by His Honour Abubakari Abass Adams, during June 2021 at Akroso, the accused person with the intent to defraud did obtain the consent of one Victoria Tawiah Nartey to part with cash of GH¢360.00 using certain pretence to wit; by falsely pretending that if the above amount is giving, the accused could secure an electricity meter to the complainant.

Also in June 2021, the accused went to Aprokumasi and took another GH¢1,400.00 from one Nartey Isaac and promised him to give him employment at the Electricity Company of Ghana and proved futile.

The accused after taking the money from the two complainants could not supply the Electricity meter and job at ECG and on July 13, 2021, a formal complaint was made to the Police and the accused was arrested, sent to court for prosecution.

William Ofori Akwaboa, Eastern Regional Correspondent