A 45-year-old fake lawyer, identified as Justice Nhyira, has been arrested and put before the Awutu Breku District Court in the Central region.
He was alleged to have defrauded people in the name of helping them to win their court cases.
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Presenting the case in court, Police Prosecutor, Chief Inspector Stephen Tamakloe said on Monday, a group of people came to lodge a complaint at the Awutu Breku Police station about the suspect who they said defrauded them of GH¢5, 000.00 about four months ago.
However, the suspect, according to the prosecutor, failed to deliver the task he took the money for and upon interrogation, the suspect admitted the charges against him and disclosed he was not a lawyer but used those means to get money for his personal use.
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The court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Behume, after the suspect pleaded guilty, granted him bail of GH¢6,000.00 and two sureties and asked him to appear before court on July 18, 2019, but the suspect failed to meet the bail conditions.
Source: Adomonline.com | Adom News | Kofi Adjei
