An Accra Circuit Court has granted ¢500,000 self-recognisance bail to Patience Asiedua, also known as Nana Agradaa.
The owner of satellite television channel, Thunder TV, popularly known as Nana Agradaa was arrested after the station was found to be operating illegally. As part of her bail conditions, she is to deposit her passport at the registry of the court. This was after she pleaded not guilty to charges before the court.
The Circuit court judge, Emmanuel Essandor, adjourned the case to the 12 of next month.
Nana Agradaa was immediately re-arrested after she was granted bail in relation to another case. The arrest of Nana Agradaa follows a raid by a joint-team of Police and National Security Intelligence Operatives, in collaboration with the National Communications Authority on Tuesday, at the premises of the satellite television stations, Thunder TV and Ice1 TV, for illegally transmitting without licenses, at Kasoa in the Central Region.
Her arrest was confirmed by Communication Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful in a post. A joint team of Police and National Security Intelligence Operatives, in collaboration with the National Communications Authority, stormed the premises of two satellite television stations, namely, Thunder TV and Ice1 TV, who were illegally transmitting without licenses, at Kasoa in the Central Region.
The team arrested the offenders among which included the owner of Thunder TV, Patience Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa and seized two (2) equipment each used in the illegal transmission from both premises.
Nana Agradaa advertises her “Sika Gari” on her TV station, which she claims is her personal god that multiplies money with some rituals she makes. She has hence admitted to this illegality and is currently in custody assisting with further investigations.
By: Yvonne Asare Offei.
