Businessman Jailed 24 Months for GH¢180,000 Visa Fraud
Charles Komla Asigbey, a 29-year-old businessman, was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment for defrauding seven persons of GH¢180,000 under the pretext of securing visas for them to travel abroad. The Dansoman Circuit Court, presided over by Her Honour Nancy Teiko Searyoh, handed down the sentence after the accused pleaded guilty to the offence of defrauding by false pretences, contrary to Section 131 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
Chief Inspector Kwadwo Aboagye prosecuted the case on behalf of the Republic, telling the court that the accused collected money from the complainants with the promise of facilitating visas to Canada, Japan and Australia, but failed to fulfil the promise. Asigbey, during September 2025 in Accra, obtained the consent of Kenneth Adu Gyamfi, Dauda Mohammed, Ebenezer Billa, Godwin Teku, Mujeed Mashood, Sani Azeem and Haruna Isaah to part with various sums of money totaling GH¢180,000 by falsely claiming he could secure visas for them. On March 22, 2026, at about 7:30 pm, the accused was arrested at the Kotoka International Airport, Accra, while preparing to travel outside the country. Asigbey admitted the offence in his cautioned statement and disclosed that he gave GH¢20,000 to a travel and tour company known as Prime Workforce Company at Kasoa to process the visas, but used the remaining GH¢160,000 to establish a bakery business for himself.
The complainants were advised to pursue civil action to recover their monies after the convict serves his prison
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A businessman has been sentenced following accusations of visa fraud involving multiple individuals. The promise of facilitating international travel turned sour- but what led to this outcome?
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