Saturday, March 28, 2009 (Page 27 - THE MIRROR)
A herbalist who took GH¢13,000 to heal a woman who has suffered from mental illness for the past 25 years is in the grips of the law.
Mallam Eliyasu Abdul Wahab, who also claimed to be a spiritualist, allegedly took the money from the mentally ill woman's daughter under the pretext of healing the woman of her predicament but failed to live up to expectation.
The accused person was charged with one count of defrauding by false pretence.
He pleaded not guilty to the offence and was remanded to reappear on March 31, 2009.
Brief facts of the case are that some time in 2008 the complainant came into contact with the accused person through a friend who is currently in the UK.
The complainant, whose mother has been sick for 25 years, contacted the accused person if he could treat her sick mother.
Wahab replied in the affirmative and allegedly demanded and collected GH¢3,000 as part payment for his spiritual services.
According to the prosecution, Wahab went to the complainant’s house to perform the spiritual healing and in the process demanded and collected an extra GH¢5,000.
The prosecution said the accused person alleged that he would use the amount to purchase some more items to heal the sick woman.
After collecting a total amount of GH¢13,000, he again demanded GH¢5,000 which the complainant could not provide.
Wahab allegedly convinced the complainant and took her car, under the pretext of using it as collateral for a loan in order to facilitate the treatment of her mother.
He, however, sold the complainant's Toyota Corolla saloon car, valued at GH¢6,500, while the complainant's mother’s condition worsened.
Realising that she had been duped, the complainant reported the matter to the police, resulting in Wahab’s arrest on March 3, 2009.
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