A man arrested for parading himself as a military officer and duping a lady of her cash of GH\u00a29,000.00 has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a Kumasi Court Circuit.<\/p>\n
Lovelace Kwabena Kwabia Brenya was additionally ordered to pay a fine of GH\u00a23,000.00 or have his term extended by six months.<\/p>\n
He faced charges of impersonation, unlawful possession of military accouterment, possession of ammunition without authority, and defrauding by false pretense.<\/p>\n
He admitted responsibility for the first three, but pleaded not guilty to the last offence.<\/p>\n
He would be returning to court on February 21, for his innocence or otherwise of the crime he denies committing to be determined.<\/p>\n
Police Inspector, Vida O. Apau, told the court, presided over by John Ekow Mensah, that the convict, dressed in military uniform had met the victim, Angela Adwoa Konadu at a restaurant, and introduced himself as a Lieutenant in the Ghana Armed Forces.<\/p>\n
He proposed love to her and they got sexually involved.<\/p>\n
Brenya claimed he could get her recruited into the military and also find her a place at the barracks to set up a business and managed to swindle her of cash totaling GH9,000.00.<\/p>\n
The lady after some time became suspicious of the tales he kept telling her, and made a report to the police.<\/p>\n
The prosecution said he was subsequently arrested and during interrogation by investigators, he confessed he was not a soldier and a search conducted in his room revealed a set of military uniform, boots, and cartridge.<\/p>\n
He alleged he took these from his soldier friend.<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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