COURT REMANDED A COCOA PURCHASING CLERK FOR STEALING GH¢28,532

A Kumasi Circuit Court has remanded Kwame Darkwa, a 34-year old cocoa purchasing clerk for allegedly stealing GH¢28,532 belonging to his employers.

Mr. Darkwa, a Manso-Tontokrom Society agent of Agro-Ecom companym also a licensed cocoa buyer in Kumasi is said to have embezzled the amount meant for the purchase of 78 bags of cocoa beans from farmers in the area.

The case which was presided by Mrs. Patricia Amponsah who found Kwame Darkwa guilty to the charge, convicted him on his own plea, to reappear for sentencing before the court on On July 4.

Mr. Timothy Amoako, the Police Chief Inspector told the court that the complainant was the Kumasi District Manager of Agro-Ecom Company, based at Ayeduase in the Oforikrom municipality, while the accused was an agent of the company at the Manso-Tontokrom in the Amansie South District.

The court heard that between October 2018 and January 2019, the complainant entrusted GH¢197,925 into the hands of the accused, to purchase 435 bags of cocoa beans for the company.

Chief Inspector Amoako said, after supplying 357 bags of the beans to the company, the accused went into hiding and attempts by the complainant to trace him proved futile.

The Prosecution said, on May 28, this year, the complainant had information that the accused had been arrested by the Kumasi Central Police in connection with another case.

Police Chief Inspector told the court that the complainant identified the accused as the one who had run away with the company’s money. He said accused in his caution statement admitted the offence.

Sabastine Nkrumah Idahosa