Speaking to Citi News, Manhyia Divisional Police Commander, ASP Kwaku Buah, said the suspect is in their custody, and they [Police] are open to more information from other victims.

[contextly_sidebar id=”dytpjpT7xhUBIiRjnhp6RLg9WcFm6ROG”]“He has been remanded to reappear before the court on 5^th February 2018. He appeared before Asokore Mampong District Magistrate.The man is in custody as I talk to you now, we still have the number 8, we are waiting for other victims to come to the police station and help us dig deeper if indeed he has defrauded other people of various sums of money,” he said

The suspect, only know as Jerry, was apprehended last week when he posed as a Deputy Superintendent of Police.

‘Police warn’

The Police administration had to contend with suspicions of fraud pertaining to recruitment in the past.

An unidentified person impersonated some senior police officers in the Ghana Police Service in September, 2017.

A statement from the police noted that, the former Director-General of the CID, COP Bright Oduro, and the Deputy Upper West Commissioner, DCOP Oduro Kwarteng as the officers in question being impersonated.

The fraudster claimed he could influence the transfer of police officers to places like the UN to participate in peacekeeping missions.

In April 2017, a screen printer who collected GH¢8,000.00 from a reverend minister under the pretext of enlisting him into the Ghana Police Service or the Ghana Armed Forces, was convicted to a fine of GH¢3, 600.00.

‘Timbilla fired’

After two years of investigations into a botched police recruitment scam in 2015, a former Director-General in-charge of Human Resource at the Ghana Police Service, COP Patrick Timbilla, was fired for his alleged role in the scandal.

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The Eastern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ebenezer Tetteh, who disclosed the arrest to Citi News said the police acted upon a tip-off.

“Information the Police gathered led to the arrest of the suspect Prince Baah, 25 years old, who was impersonating as a policeman from Kumasi on leave at Koforidua. He was seen wearing police uniform in Koforidua township and a search conducted in the suspect’s room at Koforidua Okorase revealed three sets of Ghana police uniforms that is, one set of camouflage and a set of Black Uniform.”

He continued that, “a blue-black Police Uniform with Lang yang, a blue-black berret with police crest, name tag bearing No. 50721 Prince Baah, a pair of long black boots, a bayonet, specimen charged sheet book, police belt with ammunition porch containing two body spray which looks like pepper spray and a tarsar as well as police flashlight” were all found in his room.

ASP Ebenezer Tetteh added that “during interrogation, the suspect told police that he got the uniforms from a policeman stationed at Kumasi and Effiduase, but bought the other items at Asawase Kumasi.

The exhibits have however been retained whilst the suspect has also been detained for further investigation.

ASP Ebenezer Tetteh cautioned the general public to be on the lookout for several other fake officers who he said are posing as law enforcers and deceiving innocent citizens.

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By: Neil Nii Amatey Kanarku/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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