A 35-year-old self-described spiritualist named Nana Adwoa Yamoah was given a three-year prison sentence by an Accra Circuit Court for scamming a man of GH¢95,100.
Yamoah, who worked at Teshie in Accra, entered a guilty plea to charges of practicing without a licence and registering under false pretences.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Augustine Kingsley Oppong, the prosecutor, said the court, which was presided over by Mr. Dennis Eyram Fumey, that Douglas Abu, the complainant, lives in Ntotroso in the Ashanti Region and is unemployed.
He claimed that in 2025, Abu was introduced to Yamoah as a spiritualist by a witness named Grace Fosua.
According to the prosecution, Yamoah asserted that she could help Abu become chief of Ntotroso because she had connections to the Asantehene.
Abu offered her different amounts of money based on that portrayal, promising to establish him as chief by January.
According to what the court heard, Yamoah also took GH¢51,000 from Abu under the guise of doubling the sum, but he didn’t.
She also convinced Abu to accompany her to Benin at his cost for what she called “spiritual fortification,” but no such practice took place.
According to ASP Oppong, Abu later had suspicions and asked for a reimbursement, but Yamoah did not give it back.
Yamoah was arrested on March 9, 2026, after the complainant reported the incident to the police.
Yamoah asked for time to return the money throughout the investigation, but she didn’t follow through on her commitment.
Investigations also revealed that she had used similar techniques to mislead others and was not registered with the Traditional Medicine Practice Council.
On her own plea, the court found her guilty.
She was given a three-year prison sentence after her initial sentence was postponed until a pregnancy test came back negative.
Source: newsthemegh.com