Accra, Jan. 15, GNA – An Accra Circuit Court on Thursday for the second time remanded in custody two Nigerians, who are accused of possessing forged Bank of Ghana Forms.
Mr Frank Eleazer Chakwude Ahumibe, a Businessman and Innocent Emeka Okoye, a Trader, have been charged with conspiracy and possessing forged documents.
The court chaired by Mr Emmanuel Ankarah, did not take their plea and they are to reappear on January 29.
The facts, as presented by Police Inspector Bennett Sarfo are that on July 9, 2003, Mr D.J. Moriss, a Business Consultant in the United Kingdom, received a letter on the Bank of Ghana headed form indicating that he had a sealed box containing precious item which had been lodged with the Bank.
Prosecution said the complainant who had not deposited anything with the Bank got alarmed and realised that it could be Advance Free Fraud (419) activists.
Inspector Sarfo said the complainant wrote to alert the Bank, which subsequently lodged a formal complaint with the Police.
He said on January 9, 2004, the Police received information about some people photocopying Bank of Ghana forms at a spot.
“On arrival at the scene the Police arrested the two suspects but they denied the offence”, he said.
The Prosecutor said a search was conducted on the premise of the suspects and a Bank of Ghana International Remittance form, Bank of Ghana Exchange form, Bank of Ghana Foreign Transfers Corporate form, Bank of Ghana Application form for opening a foreign Transfer Corporation account were found with the first suspect, who lived with the second suspect in the same house.
Source: GhanaWeb
