A Turkish national, Karim Abdul Kaska, has been remanded into police custody by the Achimota Circuit Court after his arrest on Tuesday, July 23, 2025. This comes more than a year after a bench warrant was issued for his arrest on April 16, 2024.
Presiding over the court proceedings was relieving judge Her Honour Mawusi Bedjrah, who ordered that the accused reappear before the court on August 5, 2025.
Kaska, who is facing two charges—defrauding by false pretence and issuing a false cheque—was represented in court by lawyer Oliver Baker-Vormawor.
According to court documents, the complainant, Nana Yaw Boahene, a businessman residing at Westland Avenue in Accra, came into contact with Kaska sometime before June 2022 through a mutual acquaintance, Nana Kofi Nti.
The accused introduced himself as a businessman involved in the supply of conveyor systems, fire alarm systems, and installation cables, claiming to operate factories in Turkey that manufactured the said equipment for sale in Ghana.
Kaska allegedly convinced Boahene to invest GH¢5,000,000.00 with the promise of delivering the materials within a month. The complainant later deposited GH¢ 3,110,634.00 into a Zenith Bank account number provided by the accused. After acknowledging receipt of the funds, Kaska assured the complainant that the goods would be delivered promptly.
However, after receiving the money, Kaska failed to fulfil his promise and began avoiding the complainant. Repeated attempts to either retrieve the goods or secure a refund proved unsuccessful.
On March 10, 2024, the complainant reported the matter to the police. Despite efforts to get him to cooperate with the investigation, the accused went into hiding and was subsequently arrested in his hideout at Airport Residential Area on March 14, 2024.
In his cautioned statement, Kaska admitted collecting the money from Boahene but claimed he encountered difficulties with a Turkish company, MMSA GIDA, which allegedly hindered the supply.
On March 15, 2024, in an attempt to settle the matter, the accused, through his lawyer Emmanuel Kofi Danquah, issued a Zenith Bank cheque for GH¢ 1,500,000.00, dated April 1, 2024.
Lawyer Danquah, who had sought police bail for the accused, assured the Regional Police Commander, DCOP Mr. Arhin Annor, that he would stand as a surety and that the accused would not fail either the complainant or the police. Alongside two others, he guaranteed bail for his client.
However, when the complainant presented the cheque on the agreed date, it was dishonoured due to insufficient funds in the account. Subsequent attempts by the police to locate the accused were unsuccessful until his arrest this week.
The case remains under investigation.
