Sri Lankan MP falls victim to $2 million Gold Scam in Ghana

A court in Accra has granted bail to 11 people accused of defrauding Sri Lankan lawmaker Dr. Muhammed Hizbullah of $2 million in a fake gold deal, according to Ghanaian media reports. The accused — Abdul Rauf Adam, Alhmamoudi Saleh, Yaw Attah Antwi, Osman Suleman, Nhyiraba Dwamena Ra III, Benzcarl Dwamena, Sanfo Mubassir, Sallah Mammoudi, Ahmed Issah, Umaru Pafadenam and Salifu Suleman — were each released on bail of 500,000 Ghanaian cedis (about $33,000) with two sureties, one of whom must be a property owner, the Accra Circuit Court Eight ruled. Prosecutors told the court that the suspects conspired in…

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