EOCO asks Ibrahim Mahama to pay GHC 12.7m

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  • AZAA 8 years ago

    The man said he is ready to pay ¢20M on 3/05/17. It will be made public after payment.

  • DR TRUTH 8 years ago

    WHO TOLD YOU GHANAIANS SERVING JAIL TERMS FOR STEALING CHICKENS OR YAM TUBES WOUPDNT REPLACE THAT WITH DOUBLE PORTIONS IF THEY HAD THAT OPTION?

  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 8 years ago

    SOURCE: CLASSFMONLINE.COM --------- The Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) has asked Mr Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President John Mahama, to pay GHC 12.7m to the state by May 8. The amount represents duty for ...
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  • Adotey 8 years ago

    This Ibrahim Mahama guy is such a greedy thief. Upon all the money he has made he still wants to defraud poor Ghanaians. 12million in unpaid duties is unbelievable. This guy is criminal

  • Omanba Pa, Islington-London 8 years ago

    I am sad to be a Ghanaian honestly speaking. Our leaders are very wicked men. God will deal with them one by one.

  • ST. GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 8 years ago

    IM SURE HE HAS DONE EVEN FAR WORSE, THE BANK MAHAMA CONNIVED TO BUY FOR HIM MUST BE GRABBED BACK FROM HIM. HOW CAN U DO THIS? THIS GUY MUST BE JAILED FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YRS OR LESS FOR ENGAGING IN SUCH BEHAVIOR. ISSUING FAKE C ...
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  • Kwasi 8 years ago

    You don't ASK a nation wrecker to pay what he had stolen; you INSTRUCT him! And you jail him afterwards. Ghanaian leaders are quick to punish petty criminals like thieves stealing fowls, but leave nation saboteurs leeway to ...
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  • ATSUKUOR TEI-WAYO 8 years ago

    WHERE IS THE JUSTICE IN THIS? A HUNGRY MAN STEALS GHC 50 AND IS SUBJECTED TO MOB BEATINGS, JAIL TERM BUT MAHAMA'S BROTHER PAYS BACK THE STOLEN MONEY AND WHAT ELSE? STATE MUST CALCULATE INTEREST AND PROSECUTE HIM FOR FRAUD.

  • OMANHENE 8 years ago

    YES ADDITIONAL PENALTIES WOULD BE GOOD TOO.

  • ST. GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 8 years ago

    THIS IS A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE...

  • Kee 8 years ago

    Your stealers and corrupt (p)ndc took over late Siaw's Tata Brewery, B A Mensah's Rothmans International, etc without the opporunity to put their taxes right. I support Ken million times.

  • 21st century boy 8 years ago

    KEN CAN PLOT GHANA REVENUE WORKERS AT THE PORT TO TELL IBRAHIM POST DATED CHEQUES ARE ACCEPTABLE. TO CAUSE HIS DOWNFALL. LETS LET THE GOVERNMENT DEAL WITH THOSE WHO ACCEPTED THE 44 DUDE CHEQUES. THEY ARE NOY QUALIFY TO BE AT ...
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  • Brian Williams 8 years ago

    I am more interested in what ugly Bature is saying now. Mahama is the most corrupt president in the history of Ghana.

  • Jordan 8 years ago

    The Mahamas are lucky to be living in a third world country like Ghana else no government contract, and the revenue agencies will be haunting and watching them like a hawk.
    If they have a shame in their eyes they will hide t ...
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  • GHANA FORAY 8 years ago

    And Nana Addo is the most useless president Ghana has ever known.

  • Benjamin eshun junior 8 years ago

    Ghana why are we so greedy

  • Otafirigya 8 years ago

    Nonsense how do u know the cheques presented to u are dude until it bounces at the bank.

  • polobolo 8 years ago

    Several cheques are presented to you and they all bounced .why should you keep accepting more cheques?

  • Prince Abibirim 8 years ago

    what if Ibrahim start talking now.and mentioned some names from kuffour time,anodda tin go shele oo.Das why woyome no fear, becuz hin don ready to pull cover commot person. Dem go scatta paaaaa.

  • Nana Malik 8 years ago

    No ordinary citizen will be given such a privilege,Ghana.Those NDC people here defending this are nothing but fools.

  • Mariam k 8 years ago

    U are right those NDC still defending dis crimals are fools and do not love ghana. Moooooo

  • Eke 8 years ago

    The truth is they couldn't find any wrong doing and it will shameful to let him go free since madman Agyampong trumpeted this thing as if the man stole the whole ghana. I believe and hope the Ibrahim drags this to court to pr ...
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  • Adjah 8 years ago

    Why is he being let off free for writing bad checks? NPP this is a bad precedent. What does the law say about the offense?

  • SARPONG 8 years ago

    I don't even think the world's richest man, Bill Gates makes two million a day as this Ibrahim guy made in a day in three days work that paid him over $6.5 million dollars. The Mahama clan members are thieves and Lordina Maha ...
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  • EFO KOKU 8 years ago

    Ghana has two laws for two groups of citizens. Someone steals a goat and ends up in jail for twenty years. Others steal billions and are asked to bring back the money and go and enjoy life. Animal farm justice system.

  • Stormborn 8 years ago

    Hey dude/babe. Good day! Think about it - 4 whole months gone! 4 months!!! If you can, why not? If I told U each 5 mins, U have the potential to pick at least N5000 ($15) from a walk-in customer for that smartphone or tablet ...
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  • Great 8 years ago

    This is witch hunting,is he the only person who clear his goods at the port a it bought withought the normal process.

  • DR TRUTH 8 years ago

    THE DREADED INVISIBLE AND DELTA FORCES MUST STORM WHEREVER IBRAHIM MAHAMA',S JET PLANE IS PACKED AND SIEZE IT

  • Concern Teacher 8 years ago

    There's chaos and corruption everywhere. The biometric team deployed by the ministry of finance to undertake the registration for the newly trained teachers are demanding money from this young teachers. It's very worrying. Pl ...
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  • PEEVED 8 years ago

    Are you in your right mind to make this suggestion?

  • fafa 8 years ago

    .....ARE PARKED AT AIRPORTS.

  • Stephen Donkor, New York. 8 years ago

    His plane is held in a blind TRUST. That means even if you probe him and found him liable for any malfeasance, it would be hard to recoup whatever he owns for that matter. SMART ALICK. This how all of the crooks hide their we ...
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  • D DAY 8 years ago

    YOU WILL BE BREAKING THE LAW AND BE JAILED IMMEDIATELY WHILE IBRAHIM WHO STOLE WALKS FREE.

  • Oo 8 years ago

    No Delta force please... please. Let's maintain order. Please

  • Joe Adjaka, Bodada, v/r 8 years ago

    EOCO now appears to be biting.

  • TAVIE 8 years ago

    NOW EVERYONE KNOWS WHO THE LAWS WORKS FOR. WHY WAS HE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH THIS FOR A LONGTIME IF JOHN MAHAMA WAS STILL A PRESIDENT. NO WONDER THEY DID TRY TO HIJACK THE ELECTIONS BUNCH OF THIEVES. SHAME TO ALL THOSE WHO ENC ...
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  • Kwabena Agriga 8 years ago

    How can you ask a fraudster to pay back and and walk free. I think there is a discrimination of justice here. So if i issue a fake cheque to a public or private company and i vanish from the scene, i can enjoy my life hoping ...
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  • PEACE MAN GHANA 8 years ago

    Kwabena he is paying with an interest which the punishment so the court is right.

  • polobolo 8 years ago

    The interest has to do with the time that has passed by and not the criminal aspect of this case

  • keni 8 years ago

    Former President brother who had the control of state VIP suite and used those facilities whenever he needed to like Nayele cocaine case. Well well well there is always a judgement day awaiting everyone.

  • Mr. Smith 8 years ago

    Are we being told that GRA was toothless during Mahama's regime. So how much interest would he have paid if the NDC had won the elections?

  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 8 years ago

    My friend, wait to hear or read the report from EOCO or Ibrahim Mahama himself before jumping into conclusion over a report solely privy to Mr. Loud Mouth Kennedy Agyapong and some mushroom media houses out there. Kennedy Agy ...
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  • Dessie 8 years ago

    Kwabena Agyapong is just self-centetef guy who think no ne should be richer than him:Equipment to work to hire ghanaians should be duty free

  • SCHEMER 8 years ago

    Fool like you. Then why did he issue the dude checks in the first place even when they were in control?

  • Gye Nyame 8 years ago

    @Dusty: I don't care about this Ken guy and perhaps the courts should go after him one day, however, why don't you defend what Ibrahim did rather than going after Ken? If Ibrahim lived in any serious country he would be in ja ...
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  • Konkonte 8 years ago

    THIS IS THE NPP LIES STARTED BY KENNEDY AGYEPONG AGAINST A HONEST/HARDWORKING GHANAIAN.........


    The Ibrahim Mahama's EOCO Saga. HERE ARE THE FACTS. I love President Mahama, but I have been exasperated by the negative tag ...
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  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 8 years ago

    Thank you, comrade. In fact, most of them in here just take stories or narrative on the face value and just run with it without waiting to know the details of the whole matter at stake. It happens all the time in here due to ...
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  • Animals Kingdom 8 years ago

    The question now is, have the state pay him for the service he rendered? The state may owe him, judgment debt in the offing.

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 8 years ago

    He should ask his brother why the state may owe him. The state owes many people and companies. That is not criminal. Issuing dud check is and can be in prison for that. There is nothing like judgement debt over here. Even the ...
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  • Princess 8 years ago

    Hei you are very stupid. Im a teacher and have worked for some months without any salary. The state owes me but have not fraud me. get this shit in your TOOM head.

  • Jordan 8 years ago

    It seem he doesn't understand the difference between service or work done and fraud. This is a case of fraud/ criminality and should pay the ultimate price.

  • Con USA 8 years ago

    I am who bought merchant Bank

  • Yussif 8 years ago

    Did you ever read how much Kennedy Agyapong was paying ECG for running his cold store business?the ndc used the power crisis advantage to overbill him in other to get him out of business,could Kennedy Agyapong pay with bounce ...
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  • Kofi Adu Bediako. 8 years ago

    He would have been sent to jail in a country like Germany.
    Check out what.happened to Uli Hoeness the former Bayern Munich football club.boss.
    Hard criminal family.The harder days are yet to come.

  • iniesta jnr 8 years ago

    if dis current govt is not able to jail Ibrahim mahama,woyome n all dos hu ve stolen Ghana money,we ll ve to deal wif dem. i trust npp bt if dey let dem go free,den i ll no dey npp r evil dan d ndc. africans r fools

  • Justice 8 years ago

    I ll steal frm d bank,wen dey catch me i ll tell dem i ll pay d moni wif interest. mmoasem

  • EWI 8 years ago

    THIS MAN HAVE TO SEND TO JAIL. HIS BROTHER WAS IN POWER SO BROTHER HAS TO CHARGE BOTH OF THEM TAKE ADVANGE OF GHANA AND STEAL THE MONEY. IF YOU HAVE CORRUPT MAN IN POER THAT IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. LOOTERS NDC

  • don spintex 8 years ago

    keep up courage and wealth

  • AMA TX USA 8 years ago

    Nyaho bow down your head in shame you said the enemies of Ibrahim will fail now what are you going to say .ndc members don't blame anyone for your defeat blame Mahama nd his family expecially this Ibrahim I wonder why s ...
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  • ZoRRo 8 years ago

    All those who caused financial loss to the State must be sent to jail -- GREEDY BASTARDS !!

  • Frank 8 years ago

    If Ghanaians wants to live empty life,then they must continue using stupid politics.When there are no job or development you turn against the government.How on this earth can one man cheat about 27 million Ghanaians for his s ...
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  • Patrick 8 years ago

    Skin pain&Jealosy will kill Ashanti's!

  • KnYc(USMC) 8 years ago

    You are such an idoitic fool.

  • THE CRUSADER 8 years ago

    So mahama,nyaho did you know about this?and you are not ashamed?disgraceful clan,my God will punish youall!Amen.

  • ken 8 years ago

    Mahama and his family saw Ghana as their personal property so I am not surprised about this case. I am just sad that he has been asked to pay the duties. He should have been prosecuted as well. Thieves

  • Jig saw 8 years ago

    Jail him

  • PEACE MAN GHANA 8 years ago

    Dr Nyaho Tamakole should bow his head in SHAME.

  • gym your pocket 8 years ago

    waow .....if this were to be me,I would have been jailed.ghans

  • Noah Kantoh 8 years ago

    Are we saying this is a rule of law. Spare me, If Ibrahim is a Ghanaian like all of us, why is he not facing the law of the state. If NDC was in office by now will he still pay and go or not pay at all. This has taken more th ...
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  • Atta K 8 years ago

    If Government owes you, does that give you the chance to issue a fake checks? Sam George, you don't even qualify to be a cleaner in Parliament. What are you doing there? You are a fool

  • Ghana One 8 years ago

    so now in Ghana Rich man is above the law, if this was a poor man that fail to pay ECG bill they will jail him , na wa oh for Ghana

  • gh 8 years ago

    ibrahim should be charge for criminal offense after paying the account must go to prison, from gh people

  • Samuel azumah 8 years ago

    Mr mahama must not worry at all.he should look into the matter with his lawyers.who signed those papers at the port?the port officials.did they not know how to calculate duty fees?nobody should blame Mr mahama.the port offici ...
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  • Isaac.Italy 8 years ago

    The man said persecute him if u have the case, who are those behind ghanaweb and insulting, why don't u go persecute in. Jealousy will kill this people. Long live Ghana.

  • patriotic Ghanaian 8 years ago

    Ibrahim mahatma is a honest man and must be emulated by all. he has agreed to pay and would surely pay but dishonest Kennedy Agyapong, Nana addo, big liar Bawumia and double standard government of the npp must also pay his co ...
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  • ???(DARKERTHANBLUE) 8 years ago

    IF IN THE US HE'LL PAY WITH THE INTEREST AND HIS ASS IS GOING TO JAIL.A PLACE TO LIVE AFRIKA,SWEET NYAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  • Avitorba 8 years ago

    May the Lord save Ghana.

  • keni 8 years ago

    s Ibrahim going to pay back the commission money he collected from the Ameri deal?

  • tosa 8 years ago

    May the lord of the universe bless kennedy Ageypong for exposing President Mahama's brother ...or else the national security capo will not do anything about it....pls i want kennedy's contact to donate him some special ancien ...
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  • jones 8 years ago

    where are the ndc idiots? the guy wrote bad checks and duped the state and is being asked to refund the money.

  • Bretuoba Kofi Frimpong Boateng 8 years ago

    Bugatti, private jet and all the i have this and that was acquired by robbing the state of Ghana. Respect gone through the roof. Shame

  • Joe Joe 8 years ago

    who is Kennedy at all .this is purely witch hunting. he should go ahead a Commit suicide if he thinks that is the only solution. Kennedy himself is drug dealer he should mind his own business and leave Ibrahim only. abuaaaah ...
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  • Veteran Journalist 8 years ago

    IT IS A PITY THAT GHANAIAN POLITICIANS OUT OF IGNORANCE THINK THEY ARE ABOVE THE LAW. THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT THEIR TRUE STATUS OF BEING SERVANTS. IF STATE INSTITUTIONS BEGIN TO WORK AND THE TECHNOCRATS INSIST ON THE RIGHT THIN ...
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  • Derrick Okrah 8 years ago

    Now do you all NDC people out there believe Mr. Kennedy Agyepong?, he needs to pay back what he owes the state and it's the right thing to do, a custodial sentence would have serve no purpose. Hope this is the start of someth ...
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  • Clairvoyant 8 years ago

    There will be massive demonstrations for the authorities to free all criminals in jail and give them the option or second chance to rectify their crimes, if Ibrahim is not prosecuted and jailed.
    Nonsense, who does he think h ...
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  • MONKAILA 8 years ago

    No condition is permanent

  • osagyefo kutunkuniku 8 years ago

    justices denied, this guy deserves what any other criminal gets. what is this.... NPP lost it all jail the thief .........

  • Zebila donkey Rider 8 years ago

    If Mr.Tsatsu who has help Ghana in soo many ways Locally and Internationally and also help in the discovery of Oil face the Law and was even jailed,who is Ibrahim Mahama.Selective justice system is a time bomb for total war.

  • CONCERN GHANAIAN 8 years ago

    This is drop in a bucket considering the amount ex-president Mahama and his brother has stolen from Ghanaians.

  • stigma 8 years ago

    People are duping Ghana and they claim rich,thieves always think they are rich.The Attorney general should prosecute him with frauding Ghana

  • john mahama 8 years ago

    This man should not be allowed to go unpunished.

  • Clairvoyant 8 years ago

    The thievery of the Mahama brothers, had made their name synonymous with AVARICE.

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 8 years ago

    Mahama dares not compete for NDC Primaries. His corrupt brother and himself have ruined his political future. Let them go and spend their loot

  • Villager 8 years ago

    What is your take on the Hotel Wawa? Overnight somebody was able to raise a loan to buy a hotel.
    Patriotism should put the country first, not political parties.

  • Francooo 8 years ago

    Who loots Ghana than NPP, these stupid tribalists are always witch hunting when they themselves are the cause of Ghana's fall...Npp fools, Ken Agyapong is just an absolute idiot.

  • Asiedu Amoo 8 years ago

    It's a disgrace to have such man as a brother in a decent home but the criminals will clap for him .

  • Kk 8 years ago

    If this is true then l urge Kennedy Agyapong to do same to all names he mentioned on his tv show.whether Npp or Ndc because l took note of the names he mentioned.Am waiting.

  • truth 8 years ago

    Is it WITCH HUNTING? The guy that exposed corrupt judges what's his name?

  • Gyato 8 years ago

    Let him pay what he owes the state. And stop the unnecessary publicity.

  • Col Q 8 years ago

    Typical NPP, you can always tell who they are afraid of! That was what they did when Kuffour came to power. Nana Addo is following suit!Rawlings was angry with Mills, because he expected him to do the same to NPP when NDC cam ...
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  • kris mensah 8 years ago

    It shouldn't be fine alone jail them thieves dis money is not 4 Nana Addo but mother Ghana, foolish NDC people

  • kris mensah 8 years ago

    U should be ashamed of ur self dis fine is 4 mother Ghana and not Nana Addo, u call dis r rich man thieves

  • GHANA FORAY 8 years ago

    Chicken money, Ndc members will contribute and pay. Useless Nana Addo and his sub standard 110 government.

  • Naa 8 years ago

    Hahaha skin pain ndc people

  • k.k. 8 years ago

    is the so called eoco sick? are they a court or been manipulated by the stupid sick village mp junckyman Kennedy agyapon? after all who's he? if he thinks he get power then he must compete for the npp flagbearer himself. st ...
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  • GHANA FORAY 8 years ago

    This is what happens when your president is useless.

  • Evans 8 years ago

    Ghanaians are just betraying their intelligence - What do we call this, WITCH HUNTING? Or because he's the brother of former President?

  • Eddie 8 years ago

    It seems these guys are just jealous about the cash Ibrahim Mahama got...
    He is ever ready go pay billions of Ghana CEDI's

  • Kofi Jata 8 years ago

    HE SHOULDNT JUST WALK AWAY WITH A FINE

  • Kofi K 8 years ago

    Ibrahim's lenient punishment sets a bad precedent. People will start issuing dud checkes and the punishment will be "to pay back with interest"

  • nhyiraba 8 years ago

    what in a world that a person like Ibrahim mahama refused to pay duties on his imports ,and still running his business . I think the GHC 12 .7 is just not enough. He has to serve in jail. Nonsense .There has to be someone who ...
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  • kelewele 8 years ago

    If nothing at all, Mahama knows something about some of the corruption issues coming out. Why is nobody questioning him why such and such is so. Ghana will forever be corrupt.

  • Seidu Fatawu Maluwe 8 years ago

    hahaha this is the begging Ibrahim Mahama will see more than this

  • Ghabay,NY 8 years ago

    We should get serious ss a nation.He should just pay the money back and go scott free?What kind of selective justice is this?What are we doing different than what the ndc did?Same shit like the bus branding deal.We need to ma ...
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  • Ghabay,NY 8 years ago

    Impunity carry the swing.Lord have mercy.Oh Ghana.

  • Anticorruption 8 years ago

    Hmm u see this was pure nepotism on the part prezdent Mahama bcos how come he was able to clear the goods .Ken. Agyapon God bless u ,bring out more .

  • Ofori 8 years ago

    Excoba

  • Ofori 8 years ago

    Why mahama join his people to misuse,and stolen of state properties. The sharp teeth offenders must be jail immediately .

  • NY 8 years ago

    Is that all EOCO can say to someone who has duped the poor nation like Ghana with impunity? I cry for mother Ghana because I don't see any good future for that country called Ghana because of this selective justice.

  • Yops 8 years ago

    Oh mr Mahama and family please money is not everything. Good name is better than riches.

  • Dd 8 years ago

    This man has to be jailed

  • weapon 8 years ago

    in this country the law is only applied to the poor and leave the rich.my friend stole plantain and was given three year jail term and look at what this guy has done and he has made to pay with interest, but my friend gave th ...
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  • Awo 8 years ago

    Why should he just pay???
    He should pay and face the law like any other person!!

    A poor man will still goat ???? and go in for 2yrs ,so what are you people telling us?
    Are we still in the whom you know era??
    Eoco chan ...
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  • El Zingo 8 years ago

    Mahama onaapa

  • El Zingo 8 years ago

    Mahama bi champion man paaa...
    Mahama onaapo

  • Prince 8 years ago

    He should be jail rather

  • Dickson 8 years ago

    So he should pay and go freely. Does it means no implications and offense has been committed? Someone stole just mobile phone and imprisoned for 15 years. What was his offense from this investigation if I may know. God will ...
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  • Con USA 8 years ago

    Just pay without justice? U have to pit him in law pls He fraud the state. He must face the law.

  • Hajj Shayawus 8 years ago

    EOCO now acts according to Kennedy's request. This is a CNN Lear self indicting on its part. Mischief paaaa this

  • The name Mahama is a crook name 8 years ago

    Charlie jail this man wai, he is fucking a bad man.

  • Osama 8 years ago

    IS KEN ASAP ON GOING TO KILL HIMSELF AS HE PRO MIKE TO DO?