An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced self-styled evangelist Patricia Asiedua, widely known as Nana Agradaa, 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.
During the hearing, the court ordered that Nana Agradaa undergo a pregnancy test prior to the formal sentencing—a standard procedure in Ghanaian courts for pregnant defendants.
Nana Agradaa has a well-documented legal past, including:
June 2021: She pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed TV station (Thunder TV and Ice One TV) and engaging in charlatanic adverts like “Sika Gari.”
She was fined GH¢36,000 (or 3 years’ hard labor if unpaid) plus GH¢10,000 (or 1 year) for false advertising—sentences to run concurrently.
October 2022: She again faced charges for money-doubling promotions and was granted bail of GH¢50,000 (later increased to GH¢150,000) while standing trial on charlatanic advertising and multiple counts of defrauding by false pretences.
Nana Agradaa’s 2025 conviction arises from new evidence tied to 2022 televised schemes, separate from her earlier 2021 case.
