Akosua Agyapong rains insults on Daily Graphic reporter

Highlife musician, Akosua Agyapong who is currently standing trial at an Accra Circuit Court for alleged fraudulent sale of land last Tuesday rained insults on Daily Graphic reporter, Justice Agbenorsi, for reporting on the last proceedings.

After the hearing, the highlife musician, together with one of her sympathiers approached Agbenorsi, who was then walking out of the court room and rained insults on him, including describing him as a frog.

“So you are the journalist always reporting on this case?” Akosua said, while the sympathiser added “ your face like a frog” as she pointed her index finger at the reporter’s forehead.

Apart from the journalist, Akosua and her sympathisers also engaged in an exchange of insults with the complainant and his sympathisers.

Alleged land fraud

Agyapong and one Frank Agyemang Badu aka killer boss are on trial for allegedly defrauding a businessman of GH¢105,000 in a land deal

It is the case of the prosecution that the musician and Agyemang sold a land, which apparently did not belong to them to the businessman.

The two have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit a crime and fraudulent transaction of land and are each on bail in the sum of GH¢160,000 bail with three sureties.

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Hearing

Meanwhile, at Tuesday’s hearing, the court had to adjourned the trial due to the absence of Badu. T

Counsel for both Akosua Agyapong and Frank Agyemang Badu, Mr B. K. Agbley, told the court that Badu could not make it to court because he had to visit the hospital for treatment.

The court, presided over by Ms Pricilla Dapaah Mireku, adjourned the case to March 30. On that day, the defence is expected to cross-examine the case investigator, Detective Chirf Inspector John Awuni who is the third prosecution witness.

Prosecution’s Case

Per the facts of the case, as presented by the prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Ms Agnes Boafo, the complainant in the case was a car merchant, while Agyemang claimed to be a building contractor.

She explained that in February 2017, the businessman wanted a parcel of land by the roadside to display his cars for sale. As a result, he contacted Akosua Agyapong for assistance.

The musician, the prosecutor said, told the businessman that she had a plot of land for rent, but the businessman wanted an outright sale.

“Later Akosua introduced Agyemang to the businessman as her brother who had a one plot of land opposite the West Hills Mall for sale. The businessman after inspecting the land showed interest,’’ she said.

ASP Boafo added that the highlife maestro assured the businessman that the land was genuine and Agyemang was the rightful owner.

“They then took the businessman to the Lands Commission, went into one of the offices and came out with someone who confirmed that the land indeed belonged to Agyemang, and upon this, the businessman became convinced,’’ she said.

Afterwards, the prosecutor said, the businessman paid GH¢105,000 for the land and later gave a Toyota RAV 4 vehicle valued at GH¢100,000 to Agyemang for another plot of land.

“When the businessman went to work on the land, another person came to claim ownership of the land with original documents. He reported the matter to the police leading to Akosua and Agyemang’s arrest. Agyemang, however, released the vehicle to the police,” the prosecutor added.