Patricia Asiedua, alias Mama Pat aka Nana Agradaa, bail bond had been reviewed down by the trial court presided over by His Honour Samuel Bright Acquah.

The bail was reviewed from ¢500,000 to ¢100,000 but the number of sureties have been increased from three to five.

However, under the new bail terms, the court ordered that the sureties should be Ghanaians who have a fixed place of abode and a fixed place of doing business within the jurisdiction of the court.

Nana Agradaa who shortly after converting from traditional belief to Christianity established a church, Heaven Way Champion International Ministry, was further ordered by the court to report to the police station twice every week – Wednesdays and Fridays.

The variation of the bail bond follows an application by Nana Agradaa’s defence counsel, Paul Assibi Abariga, that the prosecution was deliberately delaying the execution of the bail process.

He based his argument on the grounds that the embattled self-acclaimed Evangelist had been in the police custody nearly a month, without any hope insight that should will be released on bail.

Although the court held his prayer, he was still apprehensive with currently bail conditions, especially the five sureties must have a fixed place of doing business within the jurisdiction of the court.

He urged the court to do something about it but that request was vehemently denied and the case was adjourned to November 23, 2022.

The accused was first brought before the court on October 10, 2022, on seven charges of defrauding false pretences. She, however, pleaded not guilty to all.

Prosecution’s case

The prosecuting officer Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sylvester Asare denied the allegation by the counsel, saying it is baseless.

He said the police said police cannot be blamed for Nana Agradaa’s continuous staying in lawful custody.

According to him, the accused’s family members were to be blamed, as it took them almost two to submit documents of the former bail condition, which required that the sureties should be civil servants earning not less than ¢2,000.00.

Brief Facts

According to the prosecution, the persons allegedly defrauded by Patricia Asieduaa were Yaa Bremah, a Trader from Ahenbubuanu Tafo, Kumasi; Emmanuel Kumi from Zenu Ashaiman; George Boateng from Obuasi; Grace Forson, a Hairdresser from Swedru; Mary Arthur, a Farmer from Takoradi, and Patricia Ankamah, a trader from Sunyani.

He said Nana Agradaa, Founder of Heaven Way Champion International Ministry at Weija, was reported to have, on October 5, 2022, advertised and invited on Today’s Television and other social media platforms that she is able to double any amount of money an individual gives her.

Thus, the accused, per the said advert invited members of the public to attend all-night service at her church for the alleged money doubling, for which the complainants and over one thousand others attended the said all night service and handed over sums of monies to her.

He added that the police commenced investigations into the matter and arrested the accused on October 9, 2022. During interrogations she admitted to the story of the complainants.

Additionally, it was established by investigations that pursuant to the said adverts by the accused on social media, the complainants came from far and near to attend the all-night service to get their monies doubled.

The accused successfully demanded and received huge sums of monies from members of the public who attended the said all-night service.