The High Court has significantly reduced the prison sentence of self-styled evangelist and former fetish priestess, Nana Agradaa, cutting his 15-year term to just one year.
Nana Agradaa, whose real name is Patricia Asiedua, was previously convicted on charges related to financial misconduct and defrauding followers.
The reduction comes after her legal team successfully appealed the original judgment, citing mitigating factors and procedural concerns in the initial trial.
The court’s ruling has sparked mixed reactions among the public. Some Ghanaians have expressed relief that the sentence was reduced, while others believe the decision sends the wrong message about accountability for high-profile figures.
Agradaa is expected to serve her one-year sentence while complying with any additional court directives, which may include fines or restitution to affected parties.
In July 2025, Agradaa was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for defrauding members of the public under the pretense of doubling their money through spiritual means.
The conviction follows months of legal proceedings after numerous victims came forward accusing Nana Agradaa of enticing them to bring large sums of money for supposed spiritual multiplication—a scheme she promoted under the guise of religious rituals at her church, Heaven Way Champion International Ministry in Weija.
According to the prosecution, Agradaa used her influential media presence and religious platform to lure her victims, promising them supernatural financial returns. Many of the complainants testified that they gave her between GH¢1,000 and GH¢10,000, only to be left empty-handed after the supposed rituals.
The court found her guilty on multiple counts of defrauding by false pretense, describing her conduct as calculated, exploitative, and damaging to public trust in religious institutions.
The charges stem from a televised advertisement she aired in 2022, in which she claimed to possess the power to double money for members of the public—a claim that led several individuals to part with significant sums of money.
The court ruled that her actions—soliciting large sums under false promises—amounted to deliberate fraud. The money-doubling scheme led many congregants and members of her ministry to part with significant funds on the belief that their money would multiply.
