Court convicts student for issuing dud cheque

An Accra Circuit Court has convicted a 30-year-old student for issuing a dud cheque with the face value of GH¢50,000 to the Customer Service Manager of Goil.

Henry Ulsen Alibah pleaded guilty and was convicted accordingly, but sentencing was deferred until May 9, 2024.

The court, presided over by Isaac Oheneba Kuffour, gave the convict the opportunity to effect payment in lieu of restitution.

Meanwhile, he has been remanded into police custody until May 9, 2024, for sentencing.

Police Chief Inspector Daniel Ofori-Appiah informed the court that Michelle Frimpong Darbah, the complainant, was the Customer Service Manager at GOIL PLC's head office in Accra, while Alibah, the convict, was a student.

On December 6, 2023, Alibah went to the head office of the complainant in Accra and registered for a GO-CARD, crediting it with an amount of GH¢50,000.00.

On February 8, 2024, the convict issued a cheque from Zenith Bank Ghana Limited with the face value of GH¢50,000.00, to be withdrawn on February 13, 2024.

The card was duly credited as requested by the convict on February 12, 2024. However, when the complainant presented the cheque to the bank on February 13, 2024, it was dishonoured due to insufficient funds in Alibah's account.

The court heard that the complainant reported the case to the police, which led to Alibah's arrest.