The Ghana Police Service has confirmed that a widely reported case involving an alleged unauthorised withdrawal of GH₵400,000 from a mobile money account is directly linked to a gold robbery and fraud operation currently under investigation, following a probe ordered by Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno.
Investigations by the Police Professional Standards Bureau (PPSB) established that the funds form part of proceeds from a fraudulent gold transaction. On December 8, 2025, police received a complaint from Francis Ayaaba of Ejisu, who told investigators he had been lured to a house at Ntoaso near Nsawam under the pretense of a gold deal. He said he paid GH₵500,000 in cash and transferred a further GH₵400,000 via mobile money for the gold, but armed men arrived shortly after the payment and robbed him of the commodity.
Investigators traced the GH₵400,000 mobile money transfer to accounts linked to Derrick Okyere Dapaah, also known as Pablo, a mobile money merchant based in Kumasi. Police established that the funds were subsequently moved through two additional accounts before being withdrawn by Abudu Dauda, who told investigators he acted on the instructions of another individual.
Police obtained court orders to freeze the implicated accounts, reverse the transaction, and retrieve the GH₵400,000 as evidence while the broader investigation continues. Four suspects, William Nene Sakitey Osabotey, Abudu Dauda, Prince Ofori, and Derrick Okyere Dapaah, have been arrested and charged. All four were granted bail and are expected to reappear in court on April 29, 2026. Police say efforts are ongoing to arrest two additional suspects who remain at large.
The IGP had earlier ordered the PPSB probe following public complaints that Kibi-based police officers were implicated in an unauthorised withdrawal from the same mobile money account. Sunday’s police statement clarified the full picture of the case and shifted focus squarely onto the criminal fraud network behind the original robbery.
