Emmanuel Kweku Asante, a driver based at Akim Swedru, has reportedly fallen victim to an alleged ATM card theft scheme involving a 26-year-old student, Reagan Kwesi Egbi Addo, also known as Morgan Addo.
The accused is alleged to have used the fraudulent scheme to steal an amount of GH¢14,949.00 from Mr Asante. Morgan Addo has consequently been charged with two counts of stealing and has pleaded not guilty when he appeared before the Circuit Court in Dansoman.
The court was presided over by Her Ladyship Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Bassi, a High Court judge with additional duty at the Circuit Court. The judge ordered that the accused remain on his previous bail in the sum of GH¢20,000 with three sureties.
Under the bail conditions, two of the sureties are required to be public servants resident within the jurisdiction of the court and earning not less than GH¢2,000 while the third surety must be justified. The court noted that the bail is tied to another theft case in which the accused is said to be involved.
As part of the conditions, the accused has been directed to deposit his Ghana Card at the court registry and to provide the court with details of his educational institution, including his index number, course of study and campus. He is also required to report to the police once every week until otherwise directed by the court.
The case has been adjourned to March 11, 2026.
According to the charge sheet, the accused is facing two counts of stealing contrary to Section 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act.
In count one, he is alleged to have dishonestly appropriated a GCB Bank ATM card belonging to the complainant, Emmanuel Kweku Asante, on September 17, 2025 at the Societe Generale Ghana Bank Premier Towers Branch at Ministries, Accra.
In count two, the accused is alleged to have dishonestly appropriated cash in the sum of GH¢14,949.00 at Ministries, Accra, by unlawfully using the complainant’s personal GCB Bank ATM card without his consent.
Presenting the brief facts, Chief Inspector Christopher Wonder told the court that the complainant visited a GCB Bank ATM at Ministries, Accra, to withdraw money when he was approached by the accused, who allegedly introduced himself as a staff member of the bank.
The accused is said to have informed the complainant that the ATM machine was faulty and led him to the Societe Generale Ghana Bank Premier Towers Branch ATM.
The prosecution said that upon arrival, the accused stood behind the complainant as he entered his ATM card password, requested to clean the card chip, and secretly swapped the ATM card.
After allegedly succeeding in taking the complainant’s card, the accused is said to have proceeded to the Kempinski Hotel and the Airport City Shell Fuel Filling Station in Accra, where he allegedly withdrew a total of GH¢14,949.00 without the complainant’s consent.
The Ministries Police have officially requested closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage from GCB Bank to trace the movements of both the complainant and the accused, as investigations into the case continue.
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