Police Service Recruitment: Officer In Training Busted For Using Forged KNUST Certificate To Enlist
- A police recruit at the Pwalugu Police Training School in the Upper East Region has been arrested for fraud
- The recruit was arrested for using a forged Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology certificate to get enlisted into the service
- The suspect subsequently confessed to having forged the certificate after he was interrogated
A police recruit under training at the Pwalugu Police Training School in the Upper East Region has been arrested for fraud.
The recruit, Sadam Sumaila, was arrested for using a forged certificate to get enlisted into the service.
Source: UGC
Sumaila presented a degree certificate from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and other qualifications.
He was being lined up for the constable rank but complained that this was too low because of his university degree.
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But the forgery became apparent when his degree was inspected following the complaint.
Sumaila subsequently confessed to having forged the certificate after he was interrogated.
The Director of the Police Public Safety Training School (PPSTS), Pwalugu, ordered the suspect's arrest yesterday, December 12, 2023.
He was arrested and sent to the regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Bolgatanga.
Two arrested for recruitment fraud
Two persons have been jailed for 32 months for defrauding a man trying to buy placements in the Ghana Army.
The two defrauded a local businessman of over GH¢50,000, which was paid in two instalments.
The case was heard by a Twedie District court in the Atwima Kwanwoma district of the Ashanti Region.
Ghana Military Academy releases entry requirements for 2023 enlistment
The Ghana Military Academy has released the entry requirements for the 2023 enlistment of recruits.
The recruitment is open to citizens between 18 and 26 who are unmarried, physically fit and of good character.
The application deadline for the 2023 army recruitment is Sunday, November 19, 2023.
Ghanaian abroad caught trying to get driver's license fraudulently
In a separate story, YEN.com.gh has reported that a Ghanaian man in Belgium has been jailed for one year because of alleged fraud during a driving test.
The man hired a lookalike to trick examiners and take the test on his behalf after failing 12 previous times.
The prosecutor in the case lauded the driving test examiners for being vigilant and detecting fraud.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
