An Administrator of Kabfam company who allegedly stole Ghc1,079,728.00 & used the money on bet has been remanded in Police custody by an Accra Circuit Court.

Mr. Nhyira Agyapong is facing charges of stratagem to steal and forgery official documents. The issue has been adjourned to April 4, 2022.

Prosecuting Police Inspector Rosemond Anyane who held the brief of Police Inspector Ayim,told the court, presided over by Mrs Ellen Offei-Ayeh that the complaint one Charles Antwi Boahen who’s the Chief Executive Officer of Kabfam Company Limited.

The prosecution said the accuse the accused person was the Administrator officer of the said company (Kabfam)

On March 4, 2022, the accused person was tasked to deposit an amount of Ghc800,000.00 into Zenith Bank account of the company’s supplier.

Inspector Anyane said the accused person submitted to the complaint a Zenith Bank deposited slip received stamp dated March 4,2022, with face value Ghc800,000.00 to indicate proof of deposit.

According to the prosecution, however the complaint received feedback from suppliers indicating that no money had been deposited into their account on the said date.

The Prosecution said, the complaint confronted the accused person who confessed that, he never deposited any money on the said date and that pay-in slip brought to the complaint was forged.

The Prosecution said, the complaint then decided to seek for internal auditing of all company funds which the said accused have been supervising and detected that an additional Ghc279,278.00 been stolen totaling sum of Ghc1,079,728.00

The complaint later reported the issue to the police and the accused was arrested for further investigations

It was later found that, the accused confessed to the police and stated that he used the money for bet.

Investigations also revealed that the accused person squandered huge sum amount of Ghc1285,34.00 on bet.

Source: GNA