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The New Abirem Circuit Court, presided over by Her Honour Adwoa Akyaamaa Fosu, has sentenced Emmanuel Nixon Nyaning, a 27-year-old native of Akyem Asuom, to 20 years’ imprisonment for defrauding by false pretences. Nixon, currently serving a 22-month prison sentence at Koforidua prison, had two cases discharged by Her Honor Adwoa Akyaamaa Fosu.
In November 2024, at Akyem Asuom, Nixon, with the intent to defraud, obtained the consent of D/L/Cpl. Seidu Abdul Rahman to part with a cash sum of 20,000ghc by means of certain false pretenses, to wit; by false representation that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, of which Nixon is a member, would facilitate the purchase of an auctioned Toyota Pick-up vehicle if the said amount was given to him, and upon false representation, he succeeded in obtaining the said amount from D/L/Cpl. Seidu Abdul Rahman. In this case, Nixon pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison for 10 years.
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In November 2024, Nixon visited Hassan Jamiu, a 28-year-old friend residing in Kade, within the Kwaebibirem Municipal. Nixon informed Hassan that the then Asuom District Police Commander had disclosed knowledge of an ACP at Police Headquarters capable of assisting him in joining the Ghana Police Service. The accused provided Hassan with a contact number under the name Gabriel Domenyo, purportedly belonging to the ACP. Hassan subsequently paid 20,000ghc to the accused as required by the ACP to initiate the process, followed by an additional payment of 7,600ghc to the supposed ACP.
In January 2025, Nixon directed Hassan to meet him in Nima, Accra, to facilitate an introduction to the purported ACP. Hassan traveled to the location and upon arriving at Adeiso, Nixon sent him a text message stating that the supposed ACP had traveled and rescheduled the meeting for a later time. Following this, Hassan returned home and had no further communication with Nixon. Subsequently, Nixon went into hiding and in September 2025, he was arrested and convicted of a similar offense in Koforidua. During the investigation, Nixon revealed that he required funds to travel abroad, prompting his decision to defraud Hassan of his money. He utilized the proceeds for processing his travel documents.
Nixon was brought before the honorable court to face justice, pleaded guilty, and received a 10-year sentence. In the case of Nixon that was adjourned, Nixon introduced himself to one Chief Inspector Samuel Appietu Appiah, a police officer stationed at Asuom, as a Counsellor to the Presidency of the Asuom branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In August 2024, Nixon, with intent to defraud, informed Chief Inspector Appiah that the said church was conducting auction sales of their fleet of cars, which included a Mitsubishi L200 Pick Up and a Toyota Corolla valued at 92,000 and 102,550 GHC respectively. He purportedly offered to assist the complainant in securing the said vehicles and made an initial deposit of 5,000 GHC as proposed by the accused to register the complaint. Under such false pretenses, the accused obtained a total sum of 199,550 GHC from the complainant and provided a receipt to that effect.
The accused began providing unconvincing explanations for the delay in the auction. During the month of March 2025, the accused informed the complainant that the auction vehicles were ready and had him travel to the church's headquarters in Accra for collection.
Investigations conducted at the headquarters revealed that no auction was conducted by the church. The accused subsequently went into hiding and, in September 2025, was arrested and convicted in a similar case in Koforidua.
During the investigation, the accused admitted that he needed money to travel abroad, which led him to defraud the complainant. That he utilized the aforementioned proceeds for the processing of his travel documents. The accused was brought before the honorable court to face justice.
In this case, Nixon pleaded not guilty before the honorable court, and the case was adjourned for trial on November 5, 2025.