The Apam District Magistrate court on Thursday sentenced a former security officer of the British High Commission in Accra to two years in jail, for defrauding one Godwin Kumeto of an amount of GHC 1,200.00 under the pretext of securing him a visa to travel to London.
Ben Dadson, aged 51, a native of Mankessim, who pleaded guilty, was also ordered by the court to refund the money to Mr Kumeto.
Prosecuting Police Chief Sampson Dziekpor told the court, presided over by Mr Charles Wiafe, that Kumeto the complainant is a priest of the Salvation Army Church at Apam, while the accused person, Dadson, is an ex-security officer of the British High Commission in Accra.
He said on December 8, 2008, Dadson told Kemeto that he could help him obtain visa and other traveling documents to travel to London, and therefore demanded GHC 3,000.00 from him.
The prosecution said after receiving the initial payment of GHC 1,200.00, the accused person went into hiding until he was arrested at Apam upon a tip-off on 23 June this year.