Why NAM1 is still stuck in Dubai – Police, EOCO explains

Menzgold CEO, Nana Appiah Mensah, aka NAM1

Contrary to expectations that a delegation of members of the security forces and lawyers in charge of the case Nana Appiah Mensah, Menzgold's CEO seized in the United States, would ensure his quick return home, the police and EOCO say that his release was not guaranteed.

"The Ghanaian delegation understands that Mr. Mensah faces charges against Misdemeanor in the United Arab Emirates and will be made available to Ghana in the final decision on his case in the United Arab Emirates. His case is expected for the court on February 2, 2019. ", said Friday evening a joint statement from the police and the Economic and Organized Crime Bureau.

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According to the joint statement, the delegation was in the UAE between 16 and 18 January 2019 with a mandate to badess the nature of the legal proceedings against Nana Appiah Mensah and to seek the most appropriate means of entrusting the detention to Ghana. Mr. Mensah, also known as NAM1, to badist in investigations concerning his company in Ghana.

However, according to the statement, the delegation was able to contact Mr. Mensah, who "provided a detailed statement to security and legal officers in Ghana to badist in the investigation of the Ghana case", but his release was denied. Was not guaranteed.

The statement was signed jointly by Ghana Police Chief Executive Officer David Eklu and Abu Issah, Ag. EOCO's chief of legal affairs and prosecutions said the two institutions "will pursue investigations and processes to solve Ghana's problem while respecting due process."

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Thousands of customers of the gold trading company were stuck in millions of cedis and turned to the beleaguered CEO's head, who reportedly went to Dubai in early December of last year looking for of its funds "blocked" but were arrested by local authorities for fraud of a company based in Dubai in the amount of $ 51 million in a gold contract.

Graphic Online understands that alleged NAM1 and Ghana security forces know the alleged perpetrators of this fraud, a combination of Ghanaians and Nigerians, hence its "seizure" instead of repayment of money or production suspects to deal with the music.

The EOCO-Police joint statement stated that, until the release of NAM1 from Ghana, it "cooperated with EOCO in its investigations into a possible offense constituting a violation of the conditions imposed by Banks and a specialized depository institution. Act2016 (Act 930), as reported by the Bank of Ghana (BOG) In the event of a breakdown in cooperation, EOCO has used other strategies, including the use of collaborators and collaboration with D & O. Other security agencies, in order to make it available for further investigations At the same time, people in the United Arab Emirates have resorted to similar methods to bring Mr. Mensah to the United Arab Emirates where he was later apprehended. "

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