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General News of Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Source: dailyguideafrica.com
2019-01-23
CEO of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah
Nana Appiah Mensah, CEO of the gold collection firm, Menzgold, has appealed to the government.
The Daily Guide reports that its sources indicate that NAM1, as it is commonly called, has asked the government to sell its badets to pay customers whose funds have been stuck with Menzgold.
However, the government is adamant and wants the NAM1 to put the request in writing before acting.
"Daily Guide has estimated that the delegation that had recently visited NAM1, who is under arrest in Dubai, UAE following an alleged scandalous gold deal, advised the government to do not intervene directly in the sale of his properties but rather to perform this task. by his family, "writes the newspaper in its Wednesday edition.
Investments of some 46,000 people would be blocked in Menzgold.
Some of the clients would have obtained bank loans to invest in gold trading in the hope of getting higher yields, but are now facing problems since their funds were blocked from the company and banks pursue them for a refund.
Return
A recent joint statement issued by the Ghana police and the Economic and Organized Crime Bureau (EOCO) said that NAM1 could only return home to the criminal justice system in Accra after the UAE authorities ended up with him. 39, to a criminal case in which he would have fooled an Arab businessman in that country is concerned.
NAM1 was arrested in Dubai while he was traveling to that country to demand the payment of $ 39 million worth of gold that his company had sold to an emirati.
However, the Dubaian filed a complaint against NAM1 for fraud, claiming that it had been defrauded of $ 51 million by the 34-year-old Ghanaian, whose company had not been able to pay his major investments to its clients since August 2018 after the closure of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The operations of the market of the gold vault of Menzgold.
Following the arrest of Mr. Appiah Mensah in Dubai, a powerful delegation of the Ghanaian government followed up with the intention of repatriating him to bring him to justice in his country, in a completely different case, which is close to also fraud.
However, the police and EOCO said in a statement on Friday: "The Ghanaian delegation understands that Mr. Mensah is facing criminal charges in the UAE and will be made available to Ghana in the final determination of his UAE case. His case is expected for February 2, 2019 ".
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