Nana Agradaa walks free after sentence cut to 12 months

A drastically slashed sentence just walked one of Ghana's most controversial self-styled evangelists out of prison after only months behind bars.

Nana Agradaa walks free after appeal

• Patricia Asiedu, widely known as Nana Agradaa, got released from prison on Tuesday, March 3.
• Her original 15-year sentence was knocked down to 12 calendar months by Justice Solomon Oppong-Twumasi on February 5, 2026.
• The appellate judge called the initial punishment excessive relative to the amounts actually involved.
• A circuit court had originally handed her the 15-year hard-labour sentence back in July 2025.

What she was actually locked up for

• Nana Agradaa's convictions covered two counts of defrauding by false pretence and one count of charlatanic advertising.
• Congregants got talked into handing over money during a church service under a cash-doubling promise.
• None of the promised money doubling ever came through for the victims.

Her faith angle coming out of prison

• Asiedu told prison officers she leaned entirely on prayer throughout her time inside.
• From day one, she claimed she never accepted the original 15-year term as legitimate.
• Peter's imprisonment in Acts 12 was the biblical parallel she pulled out to explain her confidence.
• Nana Agradaa framed her early release as a personal faith testimony backed by repentance.

Public split over the sentence cut

• Her walkout has triggered seriously divided reactions across sections of the Ghanaian public.
• Critics are questioning whether the dramatic reduction was warranted, while others say the appellate court stayed within legal bounds.