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Three Fake Police Officers Patrolling Elections Arrested At Asawase
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Three Fake Police Officers Patrolling Elections Arrested At Asawase

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • Three men pretending to be police officers at Asawase in the Ashanti Region have been arrested
  • The fake police officers were patrolling polling stations during Tuesday’s district assembly and unit committee elections
  • They have been charged with falsely pretending to be public officers and remanded into police custody

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Three men have been arrested for pretending to be police officers around polling stations during the district assembly elections on December 19, 2023, in Asawase, Ashanti Region.

The three suspects are Zakari Yakubu, Godsway Fiakodzo, and Ibrahim Zack.

Fake police officers arrested
The three officers have been remanded following their arrest. Source: Getty Images
Source: Getty Images

They were seen pretending to monitor the elections at the Sawaba New Site polling stations. The three have been charged for pretending to be public officers and remanded.

The police made it a point to ensure the suspects were quickly arraigned following their arrest; the suspects will be back in court on January 6, 2024.

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The suspect subsequently confessed to having forged the certificate after he was interrogated.

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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, paid in two instalments.

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

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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