Constance Gyasi Nimako, a trader has been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly making away with funds mistakenly transferred to her bank account.
A complainant who is a Chief Executive Officer of a company (name withheld) who has an account with Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) and a personal account with Ecobank Ghana, on February 4th directed the manet branch of the CBG to transfer GHs800,000 from the company’s CBG account to his personal account at EcoBank.
The transfer was meant for a business transaction per information obtained. The complaint erroneously referenced Nimako’s Ecobank account rather than his own.
The funds were then transferred to Nimako’s account on February 6, 2025. The mistake was rectified after the complainant followed up to find out why there had been a delay in receiving the money in his Ecobank account for the intended purpose.
Upon seeing the significant error made, CBG Bank promptly reached out to Ecobank Ghana to freeze the suspect’s account and begin a reversal, only to discover that Nimako had transferred all the funds from the account on February 11, leaving a balance of GHs29,778.47.
Both banks contacted Nimako to return the money but she refused. Following this, the Security Head at CBG subsequently assisted the complainant to make an official report at the police station.
Nimako insulted police officers when she was contacted and later went into hiding to escape prosecution.
She was however apprehended in Kumasi. Her mother, who is an accomplice, was also arrested in Accra.
According to investigations so far, Nimako made her mother Gyasi aware of the money and asked her (Gyasi) to withdraw GHs300,000,000 she had transferred into her account which she obliged.
Nimako stated during questioning that the money was transferred to her by a foreign business company with which she had no business relations. She said that she was expecting the delivery of the items she had ordered using the money.
Nimako also called Maa Adwoa has allegedly spent GHs770,500 out of the GHS800,000 mistakenly sent to her account.
She purportedly sent Ghs300,000 to her mother’s account at Fidelity bank and also transferred Ghs400,000 to her account at GCB Bank and personally withdrew Ghs70,500 in cash.
As a result, she faces charges of stealing and money laundering. Cecilia Gyasi, her mother, has also been accused of aiding and abetting a crime involving money laundering.
Presiding Judge, Mrs Susan Eduful remanded Nimako into custody to appear before the court on July 7 citing the gravity of the charge and as justification for the ruling.
