Mahamud Adams Sidik, a currency trader, is facing multiple charges of fraudulent breach of trust before the Accra Circuit Court presided over by His Honour Isaac Addo.
The charges, filed under Section 128 of the Criminal Offences Act of 1960 (Act 29), relate to allegations of dishonestly appropriating funds from several complainants.
Sidik has pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail set at GH¢300,000, with two sureties required for justification.
During the proceedings, Prosecutor Inspector Kwafo revealed that the complainants—Wango Abdul Karim, Tawficatu Alhassan, and Rakia Urman—are business professionals residing in Accra New Town and Sapeiman.
They reported that between 2022 and 2024, Sidik collected various sums of money from them: $1,000, $13,000, and 800,000 Naira, with the promise of sending the funds through a friend’s bank account in Abidjan and Nigeria to mitigate the risk of robbery.
The complainants, who were traveling to these countries to procure goods for resale in Ghana, claimed that Sidik’s representations were false.
After receiving the funds, Sidik allegedly failed to deliver on his promise and subsequently went into hiding in Ashaiman.
He was later arrested and, in the presence of an independent witness, admitted to the offense in a caution statement to the police.
Following the investigation, he was charged and brought before the court.
The case has been adjourned to November 25, 2024, for further hearings.
