Court orders convicted Agradaa back to court over fresh charges

The High Court in Accra has issued a warrant for the production of Patricia Asiedua, widely known as Nana Agradaa, who is currently serving a 15-year sentence at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison.

This development follows the court’s decision requiring her to open her defence in a separate case involving charges related to obscene material and the non-consensual sharing of intimate images. The directive came after the court dismissed a submission of no case made by her legal team.

Nana Agradaa is facing charges including possession of obscene material under Section 281(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), and three counts of non-consensual sharing of intimate images, as outlined in Section 67(1) of the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038).

Three other individuals are also being asked to respond to charges of conspiracy to commit the same offence. These fall under Section 67(1) of the Cybersecurity Act and Sections 23(1) of the Criminal Offences Act.

Agradaa’s lawyer, Richard Asare Baffour, had asked the court to defer the ruling on the submission of no case to answer. Both the defence and prosecution had previously informed the court that Agradaa had already been convicted and sentenced to 15 years on July 3 in a separate case.

But Justice Mary Maame Ekue Yanzuh ruled that the prosecution had presented enough evidence in this matter for the accused to respond. As a result, Agradaa and the other accused persons are required to open their defence.

The court ordered her to file her witness statement and related legal documents within two weeks. The case has been adjourned to July 30, 2025.

To ensure her appearance, the court has issued a warrant to prison authorities instructing them to bring her to court on the next date.

Agradaa, the founder of the Heaven Way Champion International Ministry, has pleaded not guilty in this case, which centres on the alleged sharing of nude images of a prophet.

According to EIB Network’s Legal Affairs Correspondent, Murtala Inusah, this case is separate and unrelated to the one for which she is currently serving her prison sentence.