Nana Agradaa Sentenced to 15 Years for False Money Doubling

Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court for defrauding multiple individuals through false religious claims. The controversial evangelist and former traditional priestess was found guilty on several counts, including charlatanic advertisement and defrauding by false pretense.

The charges stem from a televised broadcast in 2022, during which Nana Agradaa, operating through her Today-TV channel and various social media platforms, promised viewers that she possessed the spiritual power to double money. She invited the public to attend an all-night church service at her Heaven Way Champion International Ministry in Weija, Accra, with the assurance that any money they offered would be supernaturally multiplied.

Thousands of followers responded to the call. Six official complainants, among a much larger group of attendees, stated they handed over significant amounts of money during the service, only to receive nothing in return. According to court documents, the victims travelled from across the country with the hope of financial miracles that never materialized.

“The accused successfully demanded and received huge sums of money from some members of the public who attended the said all-night service,” the prosecution revealed. The court found that Nana Agradaa worked in coordination with others to execute the scheme, exploiting her public image and spiritual authority to mislead vulnerable individuals.

The judge emphasized that the acts constituted a deliberate attempt to defraud under the cloak of religious ritual, warning that such exploitation of faith and media will not go unpunished.

Former Priestess Nana Agradaa Jailed for Defrauding Church Members

Before sentencing, Nana Agradaa was subjected to a mandatory pregnancy test, as per Ghanaian legal procedure for female convicts. The results confirmed she was not pregnant, clearing the way for the full sentence to be imposed.

This ruling marks one of the highest-profile convictions related to religious fraud in Ghana in recent years. Authorities have warned that more cases involving the exploitation of spiritual beliefs for financial gain are under investigation.

Nana Agradaa’s conviction sends a strong signal against charlatanic practices in religious institutions. It also reignites the national debate on the regulation of religious bodies and the growing influence of unverified spiritual claims in Ghana’s media and faith spaces.