Cecilia Dapaah Speaks In Court, Gives A Breakdown of How Her House Helps Stole About GH¢11 Million
- Cecilia Abena Dapaah, a former Sanitation Minister, has appeared in court to testify in the case against her house helps
- The former Minister in her remarks at the court lamented that her maids stole a vast money accumulated within three decades
- Netizens who saw the video expressed mixed reactions in the comments section of the now-viral post
Former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has made her first court appearance in the theft case involving two of her house helps.
The house helps, then 18-year-old Patience Botwe and 30-year-old Sarah Agyei reportedly stole over $1 million in cash and other valuables from the politician.
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The two, together with some accomplices were arrested and have been in court since 2023 facing charges of allegedly stealing vast sums of money and other items from the former minister and her husband.
Cecilia Dapaah recently made her first appearance in court to testify. She noted that the accused persons stole valuable items she had accumulated over three decades.
Giving a breakdown of the items stolen, she said her house helps stole $761,000, the equivalent of GH¢11 million from her storage room.
For the first time since the trial began, Mrs Dapaah took to the witness box on Tuesday, March 11, and detailed how her jewellery, valued at $53,000, was stolen by the accused individuals.
She told the Accra High Court that the accused individuals made off with a staggering $410,000, €300,000, and GH¢350,000 (equivalent to approximately $30,000) from her storage room. These sums were allegedly stolen over an unspecified period.
See the post below:
Netizens react to Cecilia Dapaah's court appearance
Netizens who saw the post expressed mixed reactions in the comments section. Many were taken aback by the amount of money stored in the Minister's house.
@sirBenjamin15 wrote:
"You should go be house girl for aunt Cecilia or houseboy for Ken Ofori Atta. No take take. Life is a Rent."
@DanK_2022 wrote:
"This your momo balance is better than mine koraa. Eii we came to accompany some people in this life."️
@KSnetne wrote:
"Cecilia Dapaah’s storage room was basically the Bank of Ghana without a license. Meanwhile, my momo balance is so low that even MTN sends me “Keep pushing” motivational quotes. Life no balance!"
@mattenasu wrote:
"Wow no wonder Martin Kpebu is enraged and livid. She be ORALED immediately abeg!"
@Invoiceguy wrote:
"Please come and take your sub."
@ernest_dorzie wrote:
"Then there is me, a 2020 graduate nursing officer, unemployed and in debts."
@nene_ip wrote:
"I saw what you did there with your momo balance."
@ananse__kwaku wrote:
"What is up with they criminal woman who said during the COVID-19 period where everyone was locked down that Ghana has attained the status of the cleanest city in Africa. Thief woman. Cecilia Abena Dapaah is a thief. Where is the $ she used to distill the odo river?"
Ghanaian man sends a message to Cecilia Dapaah
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian man advised former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah and other outgoing government officials to return any looted state resources.
In a video, he noted that the incoming president will rely on those funds to build the nation since he won't borrow to fund his intended projects.
Netizens who saw the video expressed mixed reactions in the comment section of the video as some laughed over it while others supported his view.
Source: YEN.com.gh
