The Dansoman Circuit Court has adjourned the alleged $50,000 fraud case involving Samuel Seth Karikari, popularly known as Koo Ofori, to August 13, 2025.
The adjournment followed a request by the prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Christopher Wonder, who informed the court that they were unable to file their disclosures due to the unavailability of the investigator.
Presiding Judge El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit granted the request and adjourned the case for a Case Management Conference.
Karikari, an actor known for his role in the popular Efiewura television series, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of defrauding by false pretences. He has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢320,000 with three sureties, all to be justified.
According to the prosecution, the complainant, Dr. Emy Oduro-Burton, a medical practitioner based in the United States, was introduced to a supposed land transaction by the accused in 2021.
Karikari allegedly informed Dr. Oduro-Burton about a full plot of land measuring 70×100 feet at Spintex, which he claimed was available for $50,000 (GH¢309,000). The complainant transferred the stated amount into the accused’s bank account for the purchase.
The prosecution said the accused then paid GH¢170,000 to one Kwaku Danso, a witness in the case and the actual owner of the land.
However, when Dr. Oduro-Burton returned to Ghana and visited the site, she discovered the land was only half a plot, valued at GH¢170,000—not the full plot she was promised.
Several attempts to recover her funds proved unsuccessful, prompting her to report the matter to the police.
The accused was arrested and, during police investigations, admitted to the offence in his caution statement.