Assin Fosu 'kidnapping' takes new twist over GH¢44,800 fraud claim

Bismark Amoh was widely reported to have been kidnapped on September 6 An alleged kidnapping case involving a 30-year-old man from Assin Fosu has taken a new turn after a woman linked to persons arrested in connection with his detention accused him of being involved in a GH¢44,800 mobile money and bank fraud.

Relatives of those arrested are now calling for a comprehensive investigation into the alleged fraud, the telephone numbers used in the transactions, the movement of the money and the circumstances surrounding Bismark’s detention.

But Afia Adutwumwaa, whose sister is among those in police custody, has disputed the initial account, saying the events that led to Bismark being in Kumasi began with an alleged fraud against her sister three days earlier.