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Two\npersons have been dragged before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly\ndefrauding two individuals under the pretence of getting them enlisted in the\nGhana Police Service (GPS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bernard\nKwesi Amanor-Wayo, 47, Administrative Hel"},"modified":"2019-08-31T12:45:27","modified_gmt":"2019-08-31T12:45:27","slug":"2-in-court-over-police-recruitment-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/31\/2-in-court-over-police-recruitment-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"2 In Court Over Police Recruitment Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two
\npersons have been dragged before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly
\ndefrauding two individuals under the pretence of getting them enlisted in the
\nGhana Police Service (GPS).<\/p>\n

Bernard
\nKwesi Amanor-Wayo, 47, Administrative Help, and Emmanuel Sackey, 55, Mason, are
\nalleged to have collected a total of GH\u00a26,000 from two unsuspecting victims but
\nfailed to deliver on their promises.<\/p>\n

One
\nother suspect who was only identified as Ofori who is said to be an accomplice
\nof the two is on the run.<\/p>\n

The
\ntwo are facing three counts of conspiracy and defrauding by false pretences.<\/p>\n

They
\nall pleaded not guilty to the charges and the court, presided over by Her
\nHonour Jane Akweley Qauye, remanded them in custody to re-appear on September
\n16, 2019.<\/p>\n

According
\nto the facts of the case as presented by DSP George Amega, the police, acting
\non intelligence, arrested Bernard Kwesi Amanor-Wayo and Emmanuel Sackey at
\nGolden Tulip Hotel in Accra on August 23, 2019.<\/p>\n

He
\nsaid the two had collected GH\u00a23,000 each from two victims \u2013 Irene Kuma Nokolawe
\nand Narteh Jah Nissi \u2013 under the guise of assisting them to be enlisted in the
\nGPS.<\/p>\n

The
\nprosecutor told the court that Bernard Kwesi Amanor-Wayo, in the course of
\ninvestigations, told the police that one Ofori was an accomplice in the
\nrecruitment scam.<\/p>\n

DSP
\nAmega stated that documents suspected to be forged police enlistment forms and
\na cash sum of GH\u00a21206.20 were retrieved from the accused
\npersons.<\/p>\n

He added that efforts were being made to arrest the said Ofori to assist the police in investigations.<\/p>\n

BY Gibril Abdul Razak<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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