Unemployed man arrested for allegedly defrauding three individuals

Timothy Binob Mussah, 39, is unemployed. He appeared in the Accra Circuit Court. He is accused of defrauding three people of GH¢82,000. This was under the pretense of securing Mongolia visas and tickets.

Mussah faces three counts of defrauding by false pretenses. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.

The court's presiding judge, Mr. Isaac Addo, granted him bail. The bail amount is GH¢100,000 with two sureties. The case has been adjourned to May 7, 2025.

Chief Inspector Jonas Lawer leads the prosecution. The first complainant is Godsway Asempa, an electrician from Taifa.

The second complainant is Jangboja Ibamondo, a trader from Konkomba near Agbogbloshie. The third complainant is Obed Boadi, a student from Dunkwa in the Central Region.

Mussah lives in Adabraka, Accra. In November 2024, he met Asempa through an individual named Ebenezer. Mussah claimed to be an agent for Globon Link Consult.

He offered Asempa a Mongolian visa deal that Asempa accepted. Mussah then demanded GH¢35,000 and collected a passport at his Dzorwulu office.

During this time, Mussah also met Ibamondo at an event. He introduced himself as a travel agent and collected GH¢30,000 along with Ibamondo’s passport for visa processing.

Later on, Mussah told both Asempa and Ibamondo their visas were ready. He demanded an additional GH¢5,000 each for tickets.

Asempa introduced the third complainant to Mussah as well. Mussah then collected GH¢7,000 from Boadi for visa processing.

Asempa and Ibamondo planned to travel on January 27, 2025. However, they did not receive their promised visas or tickets.

When they contacted Mussah about this issue, he made excuses and failed to deliver anything.

Frustrated by the situation, Asempa and Ibamondo reported him to the police which led to his arrest.

During investigations, Mussah returned the complainants’ passports and refunded GH¢15,000 total. This refund was shared among all three complainants.