Two
persons have been dragged before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly
defrauding two individuals under the pretence of getting them enlisted in the
Ghana Police Service (GPS).
Bernard
Kwesi Amanor-Wayo, 47, Administrative Help, and Emmanuel Sackey, 55, Mason, are
alleged to have collected a total of GH¢6,000 from two unsuspecting victims but
failed to deliver on their promises.
One
other suspect who was only identified as Ofori who is said to be an accomplice
of the two is on the run.
The
two are facing three counts of conspiracy and defrauding by false pretences.
They
all pleaded not guilty to the charges and the court, presided over by Her
Honour Jane Akweley Qauye, remanded them in custody to re-appear on September
16, 2019.
According
to the facts of the case as presented by DSP George Amega, the police, acting
on intelligence, arrested Bernard Kwesi Amanor-Wayo and Emmanuel Sackey at
Golden Tulip Hotel in Accra on August 23, 2019.
He
said the two had collected GH¢3,000 each from two victims – Irene Kuma Nokolawe
and Narteh Jah Nissi – under the guise of assisting them to be enlisted in the
GPS.
The
prosecutor told the court that Bernard Kwesi Amanor-Wayo, in the course of
investigations, told the police that one Ofori was an accomplice in the
recruitment scam.
DSP
Amega stated that documents suspected to be forged police enlistment forms and
a cash sum of GH¢1206.20 were retrieved from the accused
persons.
He added that efforts were being made to arrest the said Ofori to assist the police in investigations.
BY Gibril Abdul Razak
