A man in his early 50s has given a chilling account of how his desire to help someone he called his brother led to his unfortunate incarceration at the Nsawam Prisons for 14 years.

Ali, who once worked as a credit card vendor, said his only “crime” was standing surety for a man he described as his long-distance family member.

His intention was to prevent the said relative from going to jail but in the end, Ali was rather imprisoned in 2014 for a crime he did not commit.

Sharing his heart-wrenching experience on Lawson TV, Ali said he used documents belonging to his biological brother’s landed property to secure bail for the said family member, who was standing trial for defaulting on a GH₵200,000 bank loan repayment.

According to Ali, the man, after being granted bail, attended court on three consecutive occasions but later absconded.

His failure to appear at subsequent hearings put Ali, as his surety, under intense pressure from the prosecutor.

“The prosecutor gave me several months to find him but I couldn’t locate him,” Ali explained.

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Faced with no choice after exhausting all efforts to trace the absconded family member, Ali said he was forced to bear the consequences.

He eventually had to secure his brother’s property and got sentenced to 15 years in prison, but after pleading, the judge reduced his sentence to 14 years.

While serving his sentence, Ali said his wife informed him that she could no longer wait for his return and decided to move on with her life.

Upon his release, Ali said he returned not only to the painful reality of losing his wife but also to the collapse of his business.

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