An Accra District Magistrate court has remanded Latif Sadique, unemployed, into prison custody for allegedly posing as a spiritualist and defrauding a taxi driver of GHC 350 on the pretext of performing rituals which would enable him to become rich.
He pleaded not guilty and will reappear in court’,on February 6,2012.
Police Inspector Paul Y. Manu told the court presided over by Ali Baaba Abature,that, the Complainant Nicholas Hammond is a taxi driver while the accused person claims to be a spiritualist (mallam).
At about 12:00pm on December 31,last year, the complainant, was on his normal duties, when on reaching the tema lorry station, accused hired him to the independence square, to collect a parcel from a friend.
The accused requested for complainant’s cell phone number which he gave to him.
Before the accused alighted from the vehicle he told him that he had seen a mystery star on his face and could help him buy his own vehicle.
Later the accused called the complainant and asked him to call him in the evening.
At about 8:30 pm , that day, accused called the complainant and demanded GHC33.00 to buy certain items to be used for rituals.
On January 1, this year, complainant drove to tudu and gave the money to him.
The accused, after collecting the money, persistently called the complainant that the money was not enough.
Inspector Manu said, Sadique used this means to collect monies totaling GHC350.00 from the complainant and gave him some concoction to bath but later went into hiding.
Complainant did not see any progress in his life, and therefore reported the matter to the police.
Accused was later arrested and after investigations, was charged with the offence.
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