A leaked tape, purported to be the voice of one of the maids of former sanitation minister Cecilia Dapaah, has revealed shocking details about her interactions with Madam Dapaah before the issue of her alleged theft made headlines.
According to the audio, released on GH Pages TV’s YouTube channel, a voice that reportedly belongs to one of the accused maids, is heard detailing how Cecilia Dapaah treated her when she responded to the former’s summon to visit her house.
This was after she had stolen the money.
The maid claimed that Ms Dapaah poured hot water laced with pepper on her and beat her up with a wooden spatula.
“On Tuesday, the woman called me and my guy to come to her house. So when we went to the house, as for me, I know that we are going to beg her, because you said that your money and I have come to put your money down.
So why? So we are going to beg her. When we went there, the woman poured hot water, pepper and used that wooden spoon they use to cook (banku ta) to beat me.”
She also said that Madam Dapaah took her to the police station and had her arrested. She said she spent about a month in remand before the case was dismissed and later submitted to another court.
“And later on she took me to the police station, and they arrested me again. And I was in the cells for about two weeks, and they took me to court. When they took me to court, the court also gave me remand for two weeks. I was in remand [for] about one month, before the court discharged the case, and they took me to another court.”
None of the parties involved in this case have responded to the authenticity of the audio or its content.
So far, two more persons have been arrested by the police in Tamale in connection with the stealing of various sums of money from Ms Dapaah’s home. The case has been adjourned to August 8, 2023, as the court continues its proceedings to determine the fate of the accused individuals.
A transcript of the leaked tape;
On Tuesday, the woman called me and my guy to come to her house. So when we went to the house, as for me, I know that we are going to beg her, because, you said that your money and I have come to put your money down.
So Why? So we are going to beg her. When we went there, the woman poured hot water, pepper and used that wooden spoon they use to cook (banku ta) to beat me. And later on she took me to the police station, and they arrested me again.
And I was in the cells for about 2 weeks, and they took me to court. When they took me to court and court also gave me remand two weeks. I was in remand [for] about one month, before the court discharged the case, and they took me to another court.
I took some of the money and went to Tamale, so when I was in Tamale, she called me back again to come. When I came, she gave me $1.8m, that I should take. After my guy asked me where did I get the money, but I did not answer him. I said one of the people I am working with gave me the money.
And he said okay, he wanted to buy a car in Accra here, so I should give the money to him to buy a car. And okay, I gave the money to him to go and buy the car. When he went to buy the car, about 3 weeks [later], they came to arrest me in Tamale. When they came to arrest me, I was pregnant. It was one week.
All the money, the lady gave me, I have given all to them. Including the house. And the house too, I gave the money to a girl to buy for me, and then it is not my name on the papers, I don’t know why, and I am not seeing the lady too. I don’t know where she is now.