JUDGMENT
TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS), J.
In the suit that led to the instant interpleader proceeding, the plaintiff, Sulemana Alidu, sued the defendant, Baba Alhassan Salifu, for the recovery of an amount of twenty one thousand USD dollars or its equivalent in cedis and interest thereon at the prevailing bank rate. In the accompanying statement of claim, the plaintiff, who stated that he was ordinarily resident in Norway, alleged that the defendant had induced him to invest in his business of supplying foodstuffs to schools under the pretext that it was profitable. After he had transferred an amount of 21,000 USD into the defendant’s account, he discovered to his dismay that the defendant had squandered it on “worldly pleasures.” The defendant filed an entry of appearance but failed to file a statement of defence within the stipulated period of eight days under the High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2004 C.I 47. As a result, Counsel for the plaintiff filed for and was granted judgment…