New revelations suggest that the Police initially lodged charges at the Juvenile Court following a prompt from former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, regarding a case of missing money from her residence in Abelempke.
These details were allegedly omitted from the information provided by the Police Service to the Attorney General’s office concerning the matter.
Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah Yeboah has indicated that the Attorney General’s office was not provided with the complete information regarding the missing funds from the former Sanitation Minister’s residence by the Police Service.
Recent reports from JoyNews have unveiled fresh documents outlining an extensive investigation carried out by the police in 2022.
According to these documents, on October 4, 2022, Cecilia Dapaah issued a warning to a member of her household staff, advising them against accessing specific rooms within her residence during their employment.
Despite this warning, on October 6, 2022, the staff member violated these instructions and was apprehended by Dapaah’s husband, Daniel Kuffuor.
Subsequently, Kuffuor reported the incident to the Tesano Police Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit, initiating an official complaint.
Upon Dapaah’s return on October 10, she conducted an inventory to identify the missing items from her room. The items included Kente cloth, women’s clothing, jewelry, and an undisclosed amount of money.
Following this, the police obtained a statement from the young suspect and proceeded to file appropriate charges. Later, on October 26, 2022, the suspect was presented before the Circuit Court. However, due to inconsistencies in determining her age, she was released and subsequently re-arrested, with new charges being pressed in the Juvenile Court.
Despite the initial charges being relatively minor, such as unlawful entry and entering premises for unlawful purposes, the suspect faced more serious allegations, including the theft of unspecified funds, as indicated in the documented list of missing items.
Interestingly, the obtained documents did not make reference to the alleged theft of 1 million dollars, suits, and other sums in Ghana cedis.
These allegations came to light in court filings against the same suspect and four accomplices in July 2023, all related to the original theft that occurred in October 2022.