Agya Koo Nabbed

Thirteen more people have reported to the police that each of them has been defrauded of $1,850 by the popular Ghanaian actor and comedian, Kofi Adu, also known as Agya Koo, under the pretext of securing United States of America (USA) visas for them.
Four of the 13 reported the alleged fraud to the Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Ghana Police Service in Accra yesterday, while nine others called the police from Kumasi, claiming that they had also suffered from Agya Koo’s alleged scam.
Following the arrest warrant issued by the Accra Circuit Court and the subsequent publication in the Daily Graphic of his alleged fraud, Agya Koo reported himself to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service at 10 a.m. yesterday.
His presence at the AHTU attracted some policemen and members of the public who shouted, “Agya Koo Gbegbentus! Agya Koo Gbegentus!” as the comedian was led from the fifth floor of the CID Headquarters to the cells on the ground floor. 
Agya Koo Gbegbentus is the title of one of the movies in which the comedian starred, alongside Idikoko, another popular actor
Earlier, Agya Koo was said to have told the police that he was in Kumasi when the news about his alleged fraud broke.  He, therefore, quickly, travelled to Accra to report himself and set the records straight.
After his rights had been made known to him under the law, Agya Koo decided to call his lawyer, Capt Nkrabea Effah-Darteh (retd), before writing his statement.
The Head of the AHTU, Superintendent, Mrs Patience Quaye, told the Daily Graphic in Accra yesterday that Agya Koo admitted to the offence but explained that  $850 was a non-refundable registration fee, while $1,000 was for visa processing and a work permit in the USA.
 Agya Koo is scheduled to be put before court on Monday, January 21, 2012 on charges of conspiracy to commit crime, to wit, migrant smuggling, and defrauding by false pretences.
The popular actor will remain in police custody until Monday when he is expected to be put before court. 
According to Mrs Quaye, following the publication of the story in the Daily Graphic, the unit had been inundated with calls from the suspect’s other victims in Kumasi who claimed that they were among those who had been taken to the United States Embassy but ended up without the visas.
She said so far four persons had reported their cases to the unit, while nine others had called from Kumasi claiming to be victims of Agya Koo’s alleged scam.
According to Mrs Quaye, the nine had indicated their intention to travel to Accra on Monday to give their statements to the police.
It would be recalled that yesterday’s issue of this paper carried the story that an Accra Circuit Court had issued a warrant for Agya Koo’s arrest for allegedly defrauding an individual of GH¢3,800 by false pretence.
The warrant, issued in Accra on January 8, 2013, directed the police to apprehend Agya Koo and produce him before the court to answer charges of fraud levelled against him by the complainant.
The ace comedian, who had initially cut off the call to him by the Daily Graphic, with the explanation that he was busy at work, later called to deny having collected that amount of money from Mr Stephen Kwarteng, the complainant, although he admitted knowing Mr Kwarteng.
The Director-General of the CID, Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr Prosper Agblor, told the Daily Graphic that a report of fraud had been made against the suspect by Mr Kwarteng, who alleged that the comedian had taken GH¢3,800 from him under the pretext of helping him travel to the United States of America (USA).
According to Mr Agblor, although the warrant was placed at all exit and entry points in the country to prevent the suspect from travelling out of the country, Agya Koo managed to beat immigration officials at the Kotoka International Airport and travelled to Abu Dhabi to watch the friendly football match between Ghana and Tunisia.