Story on millions stolen by my househelps fraught with inconsistencies, says Cecilia Dapaah
The two principal individuals accused by Dapaah – 18-year-old Patience Botwe and 30-year-old Sarah Agyei – are charged with conspiracy to commit a crime and five counts of stealing
The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecelia Dapaah has said the reportage on the stolen monies at her residence by two househelps is fraught with noticeable inconsistencies between what is being discussed in the public domain and the thrust of the original complaint on the matter.
The two principal accused, 18-year-old Patience Botwe and 30-year-old Sarah Agyei, are charged with conspiracy to commit a crime and five counts of stealing. The alleged thefts occurred between July and October 2022.
During this period, the househelps allegedly stole personal effects belonging to Ms Dapaah, including assorted clothes valued at GHC95,000 and handbags, perfumes and jewellery worth US$95,000.
Additionally, Ms Botwe is accused of stealing six sets of kente cloth worth GHC90,000 and six sets of men’s suits valued at US$3,000, which belong to the minister’s husband.
Furthermore, three other individuals, identified as Ms Botwe’s current and former boyfriends and her father, are also facing charges for allegedly being involved in the crime. They are respectively charged with dishonestly receiving GHC1 million, GHC180,000 and GHC50,000.
In a statement on Friday (21 July 2023), Dapaah said she is studying the reports and will provide detailed response soon.
“I refer to publications dated 21 /8/2023 suggesting that I own one million dollars, three hundred thousand euros and millions of cedis which has been stolen in my house.
“There are noticeable inconsistencies between what is being discussed in the public domain and the thrust of the original complaint on the matter.
“I am taking steps to examine the inconsistencies and will provide detailed response in the coming days,” the statement said.
Below is the full statement:
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
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