Police seek Ugandan for dodging hotel bills

A magistrate’s court in Accra has issued a warrant for the arrest of a hotel guest who vanished into thin air after piling a sizeable bill.

Keith Owino, a Ugandan, is reported to have checked into a hotel apartment at Madina, Accra, and after heaping bills to the tune of $3,623 (Three Thousand Six Hundred and Twenty-Three dollars), slipped out one day without notice.

He faces the charge of defrauding by false pretences under Ghana’s criminal code.

Owino, 35, is said to be dark in complexion, slim-built and stands at 5ft tall. He is also described by the police as a self-styled businessman and suspected to be hiding at Kasoa in the Central Region.

Owino's passport was issued in Uganda in 2004 and bears the number B0462302. It also claims he was born in Nairobi, Kenya.

“Anybody with information on his whereabouts should report to the Legon District Police Station or call telephone numbers +233 20 9310493 or +233 302 519238 or the Crime Fighters