National Service Person granted GHC400,000 bail over alleged GHC303,950 fraud

Accra, Sept. 17, GNA – A 25-year-old National Service Person accused of misappropriating GHC303,950 from a Stanbic Bank customer has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court.

Jesper Kobina Mensah, currently unemployed, was admitted to bail in the sum of GHC400,000 with three sureties, one to be justified. The court further ordered that he must not travel outside Ghana without permission and report to the Police once every week. The case has been adjourned to October 30, 2025.

Presenting the facts, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Emmanuel Nyamekye said the complainant is Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited, represented by its Manager of Investigations.

Mensah, a resident of Nungua, was serving with the bank when the alleged offence occurred. On July 15, 2025, a customer domiciled in South Africa detected unauthorised transfers totalling GHC303,950 from his account.

According to the prosecution, the funds were channelled to MTN Mobile Money accounts in the names of Abraham Asiedu and Stephen Eshun, while an additional GHC163,965 went to another account registered to one Fatau Sulley.

Sulley, a cryptocurrency trader, was arrested in July 2025 and admitted to transacting with individuals via the Binance platform and MTN Mobile Money. Intelligence gathered later led to Mensah’s arrest on August 28, 2025, at his Nungua residence.

A search retrieved nine mobile phones, two laptops, 108 registered Telecel SIM cards, 27 empty Telecel starter packs, 72 registered MTN SIM cards, 88 empty MTN starter packs, and other items.

During interrogation, Mensah allegedly admitted using the implicated mobile numbers and receiving the funds. He claimed, however, that he acted on behalf of unidentified Chinese nationals, later converting and transferring the money via Binance.

Investigations are ongoing.