Nkawie: The Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality has issued a warrant for the arrest of Esther Asamoah Dufie, a 35-year-old nurse, who is accused of defrauding five individuals of GHS 1,000,000.
According to Ghana News Agency, the warrant was issued due to Dufie's failure to appear in court to face defrauding charges. The allegations against Dufie include defrauding two of her fellow nurses, a trader, a mechanic, and a teacher, under the pretense of arranging their travel to the United Kingdom.
Her accomplices, Albert Anim Asante, a 23-year-old student, and Emmanuel Kofi Okai, a 30-year-old driver, have pleaded guilty to charges of abetment of defrauding and have been remanded in prison custody. They are scheduled to reappear in court on March 9, 2026.
Police Detective Chief Inspector Alexander Agbekpornu, the prosecutor, informed the court, presided over by Mr. Robert Addo, that the first two complainants, Constance Yeboah and Dominic Owusu Sekyere, are colleagues of Dufie at Kumasi-Tafo Government Hospital. The other victims, Alex Nyantakyi, Eric Adjei, and Adwoa Frimpomaa Asamoah, reside in Obuasi-Tutuka and Asante Akropong.
In January 2024, Dufie allegedly advertised a dependent slot for travel to the UK on her WhatsApp status, claiming it was available through her brother, a military officer in the UK. This led the complainants to express their interest in the offer.
The prosecution noted that Dufie collected varying amounts from the complainants between September 2024 and April 2025, totaling GHS 1,000,000, through her Zenith Bank and GCB Bank accounts. She promised to provide the complainants' visas by April 2025, but failed to deliver and did not refund the money, leading to a police report in December 2025.
In her caution statement following her arrest, Dufie admitted to the offense, revealing that she transferred GHS 957,658 to her accomplices. Subsequent police investigations resulted in the arrest of the accomplices in Accra, who also admitted to the crime. They were then charged and brought before the court.