Journalist, media worker remanded for over alleged Ghc 800,000 fraud

Bilyaminu Ibrahim, a media worker, and Mohammed Musah, a journalist, have been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court, over an alleged GH¢800,000 fraud involving a Ghanaian resident in the United States.

According to reports, Ibrahim is being accused of posing as a spiritualist and collecting money from the complainant, Tourwana Katakarauo, claiming that the funds were needed for sacrifices and other spiritual activities to avert attacks against her and her mother.

Prosecution alleges, that Ibrahim worked with Katakaraou Jabiru who is currently at large, to obtain the money from Tourwana. Jabiru reportedly told Tourwana's sister, Fawuziya Issaka that he knew a spiritualist who could help resolve her challenges, after which Ibrahim allegedly assumed that role.

Ibrahim and Musah have been charged with conspiracy to commit crime, defrauding by false pretence, and harbouring a criminal, respectively.

The two are reported to have collected the money from Tourwana in instalments, and later claimed that her late father had incurred a debt and that an unknown person intended to haunt her spiritually.

It is alleged, that the suspects collected additional money from the victim when her mother suffered stroke in 2023, claiming that they could provide spiritual protection and redirect a similar attack to it's supposed sender.

The matter was reported to the Police after family failed to resolve it. Ibrahim allegedly admitted to posing as a spiritualist during investigations, and an amount of GH¢49,000 was recovered from him.

According to prosecution, Jabiru fled to Togo after Ibrahim's arrest but returned to Dodowa in September 2026. When police visited Jabiru's residence on October 1, 2026, Musah allegedly told them he had gone out, and later texted him not to come to the house.

Musah reportedly admitted to sending the message saying he did not want Jabiru who is currently at large, to be arrested.

Musah and Ibrahim are expected to reappear before court on October 20, 2026.

Musah however denied the charge of harbouring a criminal.

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded Bilyaminu Ibrahim, a media worker, and journalist Mohammed Musah into police custody over an alleged GH¢800,000 fraud involving a Ghanaian resident in the United States of America.Ghana News Subscription

Ibrahim is accused of posing as a spiritualist and collecting money from the complainant, Tourwana Katakarauo, through claims that the funds were needed for sacrifices and other spiritual activities to avert attacks against her and her mother.

Ibrahim and Musah have been charged with conspiracy to commit crime, defrauding by false pretence, and harbouring a criminal, respectively.

The prosecution alleges that Ibrahim worked with Katakaraou Jabiru, who is currently at large, to obtain the money from Tourwana. Jabiru reportedly told Tourwana’s sister, Fawuziya Issaka, that he knew a spiritualist who could help resolve her challenges, after which Ibrahim allegedly assumed that role.

The two allegedly collected GH¢800,000 from Tourwana in instalments, later claiming that her late father had incurred a debt and that an unknown person intended to haunt her spiritually.

In 2023, after Tourwana’s mother suffered a stroke, the suspects allegedly collected additional money, claiming they could provide spiritual protection and redirect a similar attack to its supposed sender.

The matter was eventually reported to the Police after family elders failed to resolve it. During investigations, Ibrahim allegedly admitted posing as a spiritualist, and Police recovered GH¢49,000 from him.

The prosecution said Jabiru fled to Togo after Ibrahim’s arrest but returned to Dodowa in September 2026, where he stayed with Ibrahim and Musah. When Police visited Jabiru’s residence on October 1, Musah allegedly told them Jabiru had gone out and later texted him, “Don’t come to the House.”

Musah reportedly admitted sending the message because he did not want Jabiru to be arrested. Jabiru remains at large.