- A 25-year-old National Service Person, Jesper Kobina Mensah, has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing GH¢303,950 from a bank customer through unauthorised electronic transfers.
- The funds were reportedly converted into cryptocurrency and linked to foreign accomplices.
Jesper Kobina Mensah, a National Service Person, has been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly siphoning GH¢303,950 from a bank customer’s account through unauthorised electronic transfers.
The incident, which occurred on July 15, 2025, was reported by a Ghanaian resident in South Africa after detecting suspicious activity on his account. Investigations revealed that the stolen funds were distributed across multiple mobile money wallets registered to various individuals.
One of the recipients, identified as a Binance merchant, was arrested on July 28 and admitted to receiving the funds through mobile money transactions. He claimed to have acted as a middleman in cryptocurrency trades.
Further police intelligence led to the arrest of Mensah on August 28 at a residence in Nungua, Accra. A search of the premises uncovered nine mobile phones, two laptops, 108 registered SIM cards, dozens of unused starter packs, and other items linked to digital fraud.
Mensah, who has been charged under the Criminal Offences Act and the Electronic Transactions Act, pleaded not guilty. In his caution statement, he admitted to using phone numbers associated with the transfers and claimed he was acting under the instructions of unidentified Chinese nationals. He said the funds were converted into USDT, a stablecoin, and transferred via the Binance platform.
The presiding judge denied bail, and the prosecution requested additional time to complete investigations. The case is being handled by Detective Sergeant James Kwesi Turkson, who confirmed that efforts are underway to trace the alleged international accomplices. A new court date is yet to be announced.
