Man, 34, arrested for blackmail

A 34-year-old man who tried to extort money from an Accra based  trader through blackmail is on trial before an Accra magistrate court.

Kwame Donkor pleaded not guilty to extorting GH¢5,000 from one Christiana Okine by means of threat when he appeared before the court, presided over by  Mr  Isaac  Addo.

Donkor was subsequently granted bail in  the sum of GH¢10,000 with two sureties. He was further directed  to  pay a security deposit of GH¢2,000.

Presenting the facts of the case to the court, Chief Inspector Gregory Yeboah said that Donkor is a media and marketing consultant at Sowutuom, while Christiana is a trader at Teshie.

Chief Inspector Yeboah said on April 23, 2016, Donkor telephoned Christiana’s business partner, one Mustapha Fayour, and claimed to have damning information regarding a cloth business the two were operating. 

The prosecutor said Donkor threatened to publish the information if Fayour failed to pay him GH¢50,000.

Chief Inspector Yeboah said on April 25, 2016 at about 3:00 p.m., Christiana met Donkor at Kaneshie where the accused demanded an additional GH¢50,000 or he would proceed with the publication of the alleged damning information.

Christiana agreed to organise the said money and meet Donkor at the Accra Shopping Mall. 

Unknown to him, a trap had been set for him and as soon as Christiana handed amount of GH¢5,000 to him, he was arrested by the police and  was sent to the Regional Police Headquarters.