Agradaa Denied Bail
The Accra Circuit Court has denied fetish priest-turned-Evangelist, Patricia Asiedua bail after she was arraigned in court today, October 10, 2022.
She has been charged with defrauding by false pretence, it is reported.
She pleaded not guilty in the court presided over by His Honour Samuel Bright Acquah and is scheduled to reappear on Thursday, October 13.
Background
Agradaa was arrested by the Ghana Police Service over alleged money-doubling fraud on Sunday, October 9.
She was arrested after some alleged members of the former fetish priest filed a police report to the effect that she had scammed them during a watch night service on Friday, October 7, 2022.
“The Police have commenced investigation into alleged money doubling scam allegedly perpetrated against some members of the Heaven Way Church in Weija, Accra, by the founder of the church Patricia Asiedua.
“The investigation was initiated following reports that have come to the attention of the Police on the matter”, a statement from the police on Saturday, October 8, 2022, said.
Ahead of the October 7 watch night Service, Agradaa advertised she was going to distribute money to all persons who will attend the service, in a video.
After the service, some alleged members of the church were captured on camera expressing their displeasure and anger at what they claimed was defrauding.
According to one of the attendees, Agradaa had taken as much as ¢2,000 from some without.
One woman was captured cursing the evangelist and her junior pastors.
But in a video posted on the Facebook page of Agradaa’s Television Station on Sunday, the self-styled evangelist denied scamming anyone.
According to her, she promised to disburse money to her existing members and not new ones and that was why not all could get some of the money she shared.
She also indicated that the monies she collected from the members were their offerings as done in every church.
“Let me take this opportunity to talk about the video which has gone viral. Rev Mama Pat, I came out to say I was giving out money to my church members to venture into businesses of their choice. I called on anyone who needed some of the money to come, get saved, write their name with our church and begin coming to church. So if I have conducted a watch night service and disbursed money among my members and as a new member, you couldn’t get some, I have not wronged you, I have not defrauded you.
“Everyone bears witness that we disbursed money during the service and everyone knows offerings are taken during church service… We began taking offerings from GHc1,000 to the least and those who didn’t have physical cash were given the option to use Mobile Money”.
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
