Daniel Osei Kuffuor, husband of ex-Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah, testified in Accra’s High Court that he was “shocked” and “surprised” upon discovering that their former house help, Sarah Agyei, was allegedly behind the theft of money from them.
He noted that Agyei had been very trustworthy during her five years of service with them.
He was surprised when investigations showed that she orchestrated the theft with others. Mr. Osei Kuffuor, an 85-year-old professional architect with over 50 years of experience, revealed this during cross-examination by Sarah Agyei’s lawyers on May 3.
Augustine Gyamfi, Counsel for the 2nd Accused, argued that his client had been a loyal house help for the complainants (Cecilia Dapaah and husband) and questioned why she was implicated in the crime.
While putting to the Witness, Counsel said, the Witness had no information that, his client (Sarah Agyei) masterminded the act and that if he had any such information, “you would have stated it clearly in black and white in your witness statement.”
The Witness in his response said, “I have the information,” and that, “at the time of the theft, I never imagined that A2 (Sarah Agyei) was the mastermind.”
Mr Tuffour while explaining further said, “I have been in several interrogations when they were together and I know what I heard.”
At this point, Counsel asked “which interrogation” was he present at.
The Witness then said, “about one or two or three, adding that, “just that we were visiting and we were called in.”
The Witness told the Court, “One occasion after A2 (Sarah Agyei) had been apprehended by the police and they were even going to the premises, and so on, we followed them.”
“We knew what was happening,” he said,” adding that, “We took interest in what was happening.”
The Witness consequently disagreed with Counsel for Sarah Agyei’s suggestion that the 2nd Accused “never involved herself in this theft,” and that, “she had been a faithful house help working for you (Witness).
Patience Botwe, 18, and Sarah Agyei, 30, along with Benjamin Sowah, Malik Dauda, Christiana Achab, Job Pomary, and Yahaya Sumaila, have denied charges like conspiracy to steal, theft, receiving stolen goods, and money laundering.
Although they were granted bail, they haven’t been able to fulfill the bail conditions and remain in custody.
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