The Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced an accountant of the Ghana Police Church to two years in prison for dishonestly appropriating GHC40,433.50 church funds.
A police officer and chaplain of the church detected the theft on August 19, 2024.
Edward Unicorn, 32 was convicted on his own plea after he admitted to using the money to fund his online betting addiction.
‘Unicorn’s journey to the prison cell began in June 2024, when he was employed by the Ghana Police Church as an accountant.
‘His responsibilities included collecting cash from ushers, managing the church’s mobile money accounts, preparing payroll, and submitting monthly reports to the Financial Committee’, the Daily Guide newspaper reported.
The report added that ‘On August 17, 2024, Unicorn’s thirst for quick wealth led him to carry the church’s mobile money phone with him to Jerry’s Pub, where he met a friend for a drink.
And later that night, he allegedly hired two Nigerian prostitutes and continued his revelry at the Purple Pub in Osu.
‘It was during this period that Unicorn made a GHC136 payment from the church’s mobile money account, which he claimed was for a drink’. But investigations revealed that he had deposited GHC18,303 into his friend’s mobile money account (name withheld) and GHC13,588 into his own account, using all of it to play Aviator, an online betting game’. SOURCE: Kasatintin.com
