Madam Amengor was spotted on Monday, January 25, 2021, when she joined scores of mourners to pay their last respects at the Accra International Conference Centre.

In an interview on Adom TV, the adorable lady revealed she was the face behind all Mr Rawlings’ clothes which cut across his everyday wear and office wear among others.

Speaking on the late Statesman’s fashion preference, she noted Mr Rawlings always wanted something simple but matched his personality and brand.

“I made the attire he wore for his mother’s funeral which was a big surprise because we purposely ordered the fabric just for him and he was very excited when he received it.

“I made clothes for him too a week before his death and he never at any point had issues with the designs I made to make him reject them or whatsoever,” she said.

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Though Madam Amengor did not go into details of how she got the contract to sew for Mr Rawlings, she noted she was very scared during their first meeting.

“The first time I met him I was scared because of the stories I had heard about him while growing up but my experience was the exact opposite of all I heard because he was very kind, calm and caring.

“As much as I have different customers, I know there is nobody who would be like him and if I have to make anything for him today as he is laid in state, it will be a military uniform to depict the principled man he was,” she eulogised.

She is the founder of East-Legon-based Stick-N-Stitches, widely known as S n S, who ditched her banking profession for the fashion job.

Samuel Bonsu, 36, led a team of conmen who duped their victims into handing over personal banking details and used stolen cards to withdraw cash and go on lavish spending sprees.

However, they were caught red-handed on CCTV cameras as they toured luxury shops across London while spending the profits of the scam.

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Bonsu, working alongside Isaac Nai, 39, Junior Boakye-Yiadom, 28, and Bernard Kuffour, 30, drained £377,943 from their victims’ accounts between February 2015 and April 2016.

The scam was uncovered by internal investigators at Barclaycard and sent to the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) which eventually brought Bonsu and his crew to justice.

It is believed the scam involved both ‘phishing’ and ‘smishing’ techniques to take over a victim’s bank account, tricking them with emails and texts into handing over personal information including PIN numbers.

The fraudsters would then be able to impersonate the victims to order new bank cards, transfer funds, and change contact details on the accounts.

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Detective Constable Lauren Smith, the lead investigator for the DCPCU, said: “This organised criminal gang was using sophisticated techniques to commit card fraud on an industrial scale.

“Now they have been brought to justice thanks to a joint operation between law enforcement and the banking industry.

“This shows how through close cooperation, we are making sure fraudsters are caught and punished.”

At Wood Green crown court this week, Bonsu, from Walthamstow, was jailed for three years and three months after he admitted conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation.

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A gang member shops with the stolen bank cards Nai was sentenced to 30 weeks in prison suspended for 18 months and ordered to complete 150 hours of community service.

Boakye-Yiadom was given an 18-month suspended sentence, with 200 hours of community service.

Kuffour was given a 22-month suspended sentence and also ordered to complete 200 hours of community service.