Some of the individuals who claim to have been taken advantage of by the self-proclaimed evangelist Patricia Asiedua, also known as Nana Agradaa, have retaliated against opponents who have referred to them as selfish people.
The victims say that they were duped into handing over their money to Nana Agradaa in return for more cash and that they were a victim of financial manipulation.
Nana Agradaa was taken into jail on Sunday and remanded into the custody of the police on Monday after reports that she stole money from some of the people who attended her church under the pretense that she would double the money.
She is accused of seven counts of committing fraud by using a false pretense and charlatan advertising on television and in the media to attract her victims.
Prince Yeboah, who is reported to be one of the victims of the alleged money doubling fraud, said that despite the fact that he accepts responsibility for his actions, he still wants to have his money returned to him.
"I decided to send the money because, based on what Nana Agradaa said at the ceremony at the church, it did not seem as like she was attempting to manipulate us. She made statements that gave the impression that she is a Christian lady. It was quite plausible in every way.
If Nana Agradaa is determined to be responsible for the crime, the Ghana Charismatic Bishops Conference demands the appropriate authorities to carry out the law's punishment.
Rev. Kwesi Deh, the General Secretary of the Ghana Charismatic Bishops' Conference, said that the law enforcement authorities need to take action in order to put a stop to such illicit conduct being carried out in the name of God.
"It is conceivable for someone to perpetrate crime and deception in the name of their religious affiliation. Praise be to God that Ghana is a relatively civilized culture with laws that control all of these many types of criminal activity. Because of this, I believe that the laws should address this problem.
The Ghana Charismatic Bishops Conference continued their opposition to the requests for the control of Churches and the activities that they engage in across the nation.
"This nation's churches have the most well-kept grounds of any in the world. There are some bad apples, that's for sure. Additionally, churches do not have a fear of regulation; rather, churches are opposed to the sort of legislation that is now being discussed. There are a lot of churches that are registered. What we are opposed to are laws that attempt to specify how things should be done.
It is inappropriate to bring up the topic of church regulation in the event that someone is involved in a scheme to double their money. In the first place, it is not an act of religious observance."
Citi97.3's Eyewitness News reports on the hardship that a victim of the Nana Agradaa money double fraud went through.
—citinewsroom
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