Ebenezer Hammond, a teacher, has appeared before an Adenta Circuit Court for misappropriating ₵8,900 belonging to a school welfare association.
Hammond is said to have forged the signatures of two members of the association on three cheques to withdraw the amount from the National Investment Bank.
He pleaded not guilty for forgery of other documents and three counts of stealing.
The court presided over by Mrs Sedinam Awo Balokah, admitted Hammond to bail in the sum of 60,000 with three sureties.
The court ordered the prosecution to file disclosures. The matter has been adjourned to February 24, 2022.
Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Jacob Nyarko said the complainant (name withheld) was the headmistress of a school complex at Frafraha, whiles the accused person, was a former teacher and a secretary of the School’s Welfare Association.
Chief inspector Nyarko said the Association opened an account with the National Investment Bank (NIB), Adenta branch, and had three signatories - the chairperson being the complainant, a treasurer, a witness in the case, and the accused person.
The prosecution said the accused person was mandated to cash monies from the Association’s account at the bank and that anytime the Association needed money, all the signatories would have to endorse the cheque.
It said the accused person took advantage of that and “learned how to sign the signatures of his two colleagues.”
The prosecution said on March 16, 2018, the accused person allegedly went to NIB and ordered for new cheque book in the name of the Association.
It said Hammond allegedly took three cheque leaflets and forged the signatures of his two colleagues on each of the cheque leaflets and succeeded in withdrawing ₵5,000 on March 16, 2018, ₵2,500 on April 4, 208, and ₵1,400 on April 12, 2018, from the Association’s account.
In July 2018, the prosecution said the complainant requested a statement from the Association and detected the theft.
It said the matter was reported to the Police and during investigations, the accused person admitted that he forged the signatures of his other signatories on the three cheque leaflets and succeeded in withdrawing the money.
The prosecution said the accused pleaded for time to refund the money but failed.
Latest Stories
-
KNUST hosts KIC Agritech Challenge Classic 2024 zonal pitch
56 seconds -
Significant and consistent energy shortfalls in meeting daily peak demand impact power stability – IES
9 mins -
Samuel Amo Tobbin @60: The Man, The Mission, The Legacy
32 mins -
Michael Essien acquires UEFA certificate in football management
49 mins -
The GMX App is almost dead on arrival – Kobby Spiky
54 mins -
ICMPD Ghana, GIS organises validation of Joint Mobile Teams concept, Standard Operating Procedures
60 mins -
BigChefTertiary2: Remaining five teams tackle the ‘Chanel Rice’ challenge
1 hour -
Tourism Minister unveils Creative Arts Wall of Fame at Sekondi
1 hour -
2004 Prempeh College alumni class donates graph boards to enhance mathematics education at alma mater
2 hours -
High Court overturns BoG’s revocation of CDH license, orders arbitration
2 hours -
NDC challenges NPP’s ambitious vote target in Volta Region, calls it ‘unrealistic and outlandish’
2 hours -
Election 2024: AAG launches peaceful elections campaign
2 hours -
ECG introduces monthly meter readings in Volta, Oti Regions to improve billing accuracy
2 hours -
UniMAC-DRID seminar to examine Hollywood’s portrayal of Africa
2 hours -
Unlimited Cancer Care International partners with Sandema Hospital for cancer screening
2 hours