German widow appeals to Ghana's Special Prosecutor to recover €248,000 in gold fraud case
Waltraud Wiesent, a 69-year-old German widow, has appealed to Ghana's Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, to investigate and confiscate properties belonging to two Nigerians convicted of defrauding her of €248,000 in a bogus gold deal. The Accra Circuit Court in 2015 convicted Mark Latif Adijum and Benjamin Taofeek Oluwashola and ordered them to refund the money they fraudulently obtained from her under the pretext of supplying her with gold. Wiesent stated that the convicts have investments and properties in Ghana and hopes the Office of the Special Prosecutor can help trace and confiscate these assets to facilitate the recovery of her money. She explained that her bankers sold her houses to settle loans she contracted and sent to the Nigerians, whom she believed were genuine gold dealers. Adijum was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment, while Oluwashola was fined GH₵40,000. Adijum's appeal against his conviction at the High Court was unsuccessful. Wiesent reported the Nigerians to the police during her third visit to Ghana, leading to their arrest and prosecution. Despite the court order, she has not recovered the money and is now seeking the Special Prosecutor's intervention.
