Convicted televangelist and former traditional priestess Nana Agradaa is set to be released from the Nsawam Female Prison today after serving part of her revised custodial sentence under Ghana’s remission policy.
Her lawyer, Richard Asare Baffour, confirmed the release date publicly for the first time during an interview on Channel 1 TV on Friday, February 27.
According to him, his client, Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, qualifies for release under Ghana’s standard prison remission scheme, which permits eligible inmates to be freed after serving two-thirds of their sentence.
“The earliest time she could come out would be the 3rd of March,” Baffour stated, explaining that under the remission framework, one-third of a sentence is administratively discounted by the state, with the inmate required to serve the remaining two-thirds.
He emphasised that the release follows routine correctional procedures and does not constitute any special treatment. He described remission as a universal provision within Ghana’s prison administration system, aimed at promoting discipline, rehabilitation, and good conduct among inmates.
Agradaa was convicted on July 3, 2025, by an Accra Circuit Court on charges of charlatanic advertisement and defrauding by false pretences. Prosecutors established that she used televised broadcasts on Today’s TV and various social media platforms to solicit money from the public under claims of providing spiritual and financial breakthroughs.
Court proceedings revealed that more than 1,000 individuals attended an all-night service at her Heaven Way Champions International Church in Weija in the Greater Accra Region, where substantial sums of money were collected under false representations and were not refunded.
The case initially resulted in a 15-year custodial sentence, a decision that sparked significant public and legal debate regarding proportionality and sentencing standards.
However, on February 5, 2026, the Amasaman High Court upheld the conviction but reduced the sentence to 12 months’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of 200 penalty units, equivalent to GH¢2,400.
In delivering the ruling, Justice Solomon Oppong Twumasi held that the original sentence placed undue emphasis on the personality of the convict rather than the specific circumstances surrounding the offences.
The revised 12-month sentence was ordered to run from the original conviction date of July 3, 2025. With remission applied, Agradaa becomes eligible for release after serving eight months in custody.