Man jailed 14 days for spending girlfriend’s GH¢114,000 travel money on betting
Vincent Apetor was sentenced by the Accra Circuit Court after pleading guilty to fraudulent breach of trust.
A failed travel plan to Holland has ended in a 14-day prison sentence for an unemployed man who admitted spending his former girlfriend’s GH¢114,000 on football betting.
Vincent Apetor was sentenced by the Accra Circuit Court after pleading guilty to fraudulent breach of trust.
The court, presided over by Mr Joseph Y. Kunsong, also fined him GH¢3,000.
In default, he will serve an additional six months in prison.
Apetor was further ordered to refund the outstanding GH¢79,000 after serving his sentence.
Police had earlier recovered GH¢35,000 from him.
The court heard that the money had been secured by the complainant, whose name was withheld, to support the processing of travel documents for a planned trip to Holland.
The complainant is a secretary living at Ablekuma, while Apetor resides at Bubuashie-Atico in Accra.
Inspector Frank Morgan Dorvi, prosecuting, said the two were previously in a romantic relationship and lived together at Ablekuma.
They later decided to travel to Holland and contacted a travel agent identified as Razak.
The agent advised them to increase the balance in their bank account to improve their chances of obtaining visas.
Because Apetor was unemployed, the complainant obtained a loan from a relative.
Between September 24, 2024, and February 17, 2025, she deposited portions of the money into Apetor’s Ecobank account.
She also gave money to Apetor and other persons to deposit into the same account.
The total deposits amounted to GH¢114,000.
The prosecution said Apetor secretly obtained an ATM card linked to the account and withdrew the money between September 25, 2024, and February 17, 2025.
He also allegedly obtained a cheque book and hid it in their room to prevent the complainant from suspecting that the money had been withdrawn.
The complainant occasionally checked the cheque book and believed the funds were still intact because it had not been used.
Apetor later obtained a bank statement to support his visa application.
The visa application was, however, refused because of errors on the forms.
When the complainant later demanded the GH¢114,000, she discovered that the money had been withdrawn and spent.
She reported the matter to police in August 2025, leading to Apetor’s arrest.
During interrogation, he admitted spending most of the money on football betting and losing it.
