An Accra Circuit Tribunal on Monday remanded in prison custody Innusah Bomboro, a businessman, who allegedly defrauded five persons of 214,354 dollars under the pretext of changing the it into cedis.
Bomboro who pleaded not guilty to the charge of defrauding by false pretences will reappear on June 26.
Prosecuting, Police Inspector Emmanuel T. Boison told the tribunal chaired by Mr Imoru Ziblim that the complainants, Mr Mumuni Zakari, Mr Osman Salika, Mr Abdul Baki Malik, Mr Ibrahim Zibo and Mr. Salou Kaletey, are all Niger nationals transacting business in Ghana.
Mr Boison said, Bomboro who had been a business partner of the complainants for over a year approached them in April this year and collected 214,354 dollars with the view to changing it into cedis.
Inspector Boison said Bomboro absconded after he collected the money from the complainants.
He said a report was made to the police and on June 4 Bomboro was arrested.