BY Daniel Bampoe
Once a notorious traditional priestess and now a self-styled evangelist, Patricia Asiedua Asiamah—popularly known as Nana Agradaa—has been convicted by an Accra Circuit Court for engaging in charlatanic advertisement and defrauding by false pretence.
The ruling comes nearly three years after she aired a controversial televised broadcast in 2022, where she claimed to possess spiritual powers capable of doubling money.
The deceptive advertisement, which was widely circulated on social media and her own television network at the time, lured numerous unsuspecting Ghanaians who trooped to her Sowutuom-based premises and handed over large sums of money, hoping to receive double in return.
Many victims never received a dime, prompting public outrage and eventual police investigations that culminated in her arrest and trial.
The Circuit Court found that her actions constituted deliberate fraud masked as spiritual service, especially as evidence showed she had repeatedly made such claims with the intention to deceive.
The charges fall under the criminal code that prohibits charlatanic advertisement—a law aimed at curbing the exploitation of vulnerable citizens by spiritualists and self-proclaimed miracle workers.
Sentencing Pending Medical Report
While the court has delivered a guilty verdict, Nana Agradaa’s sentencing has been deferred pending the results of a pregnancy test—an established part of Ghana’s sentencing procedures for female convicts.
She was immediately taken to a medical facility under police escort following the conviction.
The court is expected to resume shortly after medical confirmation to pronounce sentencing, which could include custodial time, fines, or both.
A History of Controversy
Nana Agradaa rose to public attention as a high-profile spiritualist who ran the now-defunct Thunder TV and Ice TV, stations which were taken off-air by the National Communications Authority in 2021 for operating without a license.
Her signature program, during which she claimed to perform money multiplication rituals, was a magnet for desperate Ghanaians seeking financial miracles.
In a dramatic twist in late 2021, Agradaa announced her conversion to Christianity, publicly burning her idols and rebranding herself as “Evangelist Mama Pat.”
However, many remained skeptical, and her subsequent activities, including continued miracle campaigns and “seed sowing” events, drew criticism from both religious groups and legal authorities.
Ongoing Trials
While this conviction marks a significant legal blow, it is not Nana Agradaa’s only brush with the law.
She is currently standing facing defamation charge at the Tema High Court brought by Empress Gifty Adorye and Hopeson Adorye.
That case remains ongoing, with fresh testimonies and cross-examinations scheduled in the coming weeks.
