Hizbullah issues clarification on Ghana gold incident
Former MP – Dr. M.L.A.M. Hizbullah has posted a clarification with regard to media reports claiming him to be deceived in a gold business deal involving 11 Ghanaian nationals.
While stating that he had lodged a complaint with authorities in Ghana over an attempted gold scam, he has clarified that he was not deceived or defrauded in the deal.
The clarification issued by his media division states :
Several media outlets have published reports claiming that Dr. M.L.A.M. Hizbullah was deceived in a gold business deal that was allegedly reported by Ghanaian media.
We completely reject these claims and firmly state that there is absolutely no truth to the information being circulated.
In reality, Dr. M.L.A.M. Hizbullah had travelled to Ghana along with his friends from Saudi Arabia for business purposes. During the visit, he became aware that certain individuals were attempting to carry out a fraudulent act. He immediately informed to the Ghana security unit with regarding this attempted fraud.
Following this, the police arrested 11 individuals who were involved in the attempted scam.
We once again emphasize that Dr. Hizbullah has no connection whatsoever with this incident.
We deeply regret that certain false and misleading information is being spread for political motives.
– Media Division
The incident
However, media reports from Ghana state that 11 Ghanaian nationals have been arrested and produced before the court over allegations of defrauding Dr. M.L.A.M Hizbullah of USD 02 million under the pretext of supplying gold.
According to the Ghana News Agency, the Accra Circuit Court Eight in Ghana has granted bail to eleven persons accused of defrauding Dr. Hizbullah.
Each accused was granted bail in the sum of GH¢500,000.00 with two sureties, one of whom must justify with a landed property and submit the original title certificate to the Court’s Registry.
The accused—Abdul Rauf Adam, Alhmamoudi Saleh, Yaw Attah Antwi, Osman Suleman, Nhyiraba Dwamena Ra-III, Benzcarl Dwamena, Sanfo Mubassir, Sallah Mammoudi, Ahmed Issah, Umaru Pafadenam, and Salifu Suleman—are facing charges of conspiracy to commit crime, defrauding by false pretence, and attempted fraud.
Their charges were read in court, but pleas were not taken pending further investigations. They are expected to reappear on November 20, 2025.
Presenting the facts, Police Chief Inspector Jacob Kuubal said the complainants were officers of the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS).
Investigations revealed that in 2023, Saleh and his accomplices defrauded Dr Muhammed Hizbullah, a Sri Lankan MP, of USD2 million under the pretext of supplying gold. After receiving the money, they failed to deliver the gold and cut contact with the victim.
Chief Inspector Kuubal said the accused later re-established contact with Dr Hizbullah, offering to sell him 50kg of gold and signing a Memorandum of Understanding to give the transaction a semblance of legitimacy. Following an official complaint, a National Security team arrested the suspects at Weija SCC on October 16, 2025. Two yellowish metals suspected to be gold were retrieved during the arrest.
He said tests were being conducted to determine the authenticity of the metals.
