Police Service Recruitment: Assemblyman In Central Region Arrested Over GH¢18,000 Scam

• An assemblyman in the Central Region has been arrested for collecting money for recruitment into the security services
• The suspect, Joseph Dankwa, collected GH¢18,000 from one of his victims under the guise of securing a slot in the security service
• The victim said the assemblyman promised to refund the money if he was unable to secure the slot in the security services

The assembly member for the Atwereboanda Electoral Area in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region has been arrested for collecting money for recruitment into the security services.

The suspect, Joseph Dankwa, demanded GH¢8,800 as a processing fee from one of the victims.

He eventually wanted to charge GH¢18,000 as part of the scam. In an interview, Nana Abbiw, a victim, said Dankwa, in an oral agreement, promised to refund any amount paid if he could not secure a slot in the security service.

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According to him, all attempts made to get the suspect to refund his money proved futile, hence lodging an official complaint to the Ajumako Police Command and the subsequent arrest.

Some reports indicate that the assemblyman has been allegedly blackmailing and attempting to extort money from job seekers.

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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.

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The two defrauded a local businessman of over GH¢50,000, paid in two instalments.

The case was heard by a Twedie District court in the Atwima Kwanwoma district of the Ashanti Region.

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.

Source: YEN.com.gh