Ghanaian gospel musician arrested for fraud

Ghanaian gospel musician Jacklin Sarfo Gyamfua Ohemaa Jacky of ‘Hakuna Mataata’ fame is reported to have been arrested together with her sweetheart, Emmanuel Peprah in Benin from where they were attempting to travel with a fake Italian passport.

Ohemaa Jacky and her husband were grabbed by International Police (INTERPOL) Cotonou after INTERPOL Accra had sent a red alert for her arrest.
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She was recently in the news as a wanted person who had run away from Ghana after defrauding by false pretence.

Before she absconded, she was standing trial in Ghana for allegedly defrauding a trader of GH¢150,000 under the pretext of securing for her an Italian passport and a resident identity card.

The Ghana News Agency (GNA) reports that Ohemaa Jacky is already standing trial in Ghana for allegedly defrauding a trader of GH¢150,000 under the pretext of securing for her an Italian passport and a resident identity card.

The report said according to the Prosecution, the “Hakuna Mataata” singer who additionally doubles as a blogger, also allegedly forged two Italian passports for the trader and her infant daughter.

Charged with defrauding by false pretenses, the musician pleaded not guilty, and she was granted bail in the sum of GH¢200,000.

Soon after she was granted bail, she refused to attend court, putting pressure on those that stood sureties for her as they were hurled before the court to produce the singer.

The court presided over by Mrs Evelyn Asamoah had issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the musician for failing to appear before her.

The prosecution said security officers had tried to trace her in her home in Accra, but to no avail, until INTERPOL was contacted and the accused was nabbed in Cotonou.