Woman, 29, allegedly steals GH¢112,660 from employer

A 29-year-old mobile money vendor, Juliana Addy, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing involving GH¢112,660 from her employer.

Presiding over the case, Her Ladyship Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Bassit granted the accused bail in the sum of GH¢120,000 with three sureties.

The court directed that all sureties must reside within the jurisdiction of the court and demonstrate a minimum monthly income of not less than GH¢2,000. As part of the bail conditions, the accused is required to deposit her Ghana Card at the court registry and report to the police once every two weeks.

The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Christopher Wonder, has been ordered to file all disclosures and witness statements by March 30, 2026, ahead of the Case Management Conference (CMC).

According to the statement of offence, Juliana Addy is charged with stealing contrary to Section 124(1) of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

Prosecutors allege that in January 2026, at Dansoman in the Greater Accra Region, the accused dishonestly appropriated a cash sum of GH¢112,660 belonging to the complainant, Esther Fosuah Cobbinah.

Brief facts presented to the court indicate that the complainant, an entrepreneur, employed the accused in January, 2024 to operate her mobile money shop and supervise other staff. Both parties are residents of Dansoman.

The complainant is said to be the owner of Luxury by Mac Consult, a company with a branch at Dansoman Last-Stop.

The prosecution stated that the accused worked in that capacity until June 25, 2025 when the complainant travelled to the United States of America for a six-month period.

Prior to her departure, the complainant reportedly conducted a stock-taking exercise with the accused and entrusted her with additional responsibilities, including oversight of another shop.

Upon her return to Ghana in December 2025, the complainant conducted a routine audit which allegedly revealed financial discrepancies.

On January 2, 2026 a joint annual audit was carried out by both the complainant and the accused. During the exercise, the accused allegedly failed to account for GH¢104,300.

The prosecution told the court that the accused admitted during the audit that she had used the funds to pay her father’s medical bills, cover her brother’s tuition fees, and for personal expenses.

A formal complaint was subsequently lodged with the Dansoman Police on January 6, 2026, leading to Juliana Addy’s arrest.

Investigations, the prosecution added, further revealed that the accused allegedly used the company’s mobile money merchant numbers to secure online loans without the complainant’s knowledge.

The loans, amounting to GH¢5,225 and GH¢3,135 respectively, were reportedly obtained from Agentflex Loan through merchant accounts registered under the names Roblins Design and Kerilly Enterprise.

 

Police say the accused admitted to the offence in her cautioned statement. She was, thereafter, charged and arraigned before the court.

The case has been adjourned to a later date for the CMC.

 

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