{"id":779243,"date":"2020-01-09T12:13:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T12:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2020\/01\/09\/case-forwarded-to-a-g-for-advice\/"},"modified":"2020-01-09T12:13:06","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T12:13:06","slug":"case-forwarded-to-a-g-for-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/09\/case-forwarded-to-a-g-for-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Case forwarded to A-G for advice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Thursday,  9 January 2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Graphic.com.gh <\/p>\n<p>2020-01-09<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/29012580.295.jpg\" alt=\"File Photo\" title=\"File Photo\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>File Photo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\" id=\"article-123\"> The Central Regional Police Command has referred the docket on a case of alleged forgery and fraud involving the Managing Director of Tacoa Construction Limited, Mr Henry Tackie, to the Attorney General\u2019s Department for advice.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Tackie was arrested after investigations pointed out that he allegedly presented fake bonds to secure four separate contracts from the University of Cape Coast (UCC).<\/p>\n<p>The total contract sum for the four projects is GH\u00a238.17 million.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested on December 12, 2019, but was released the same day on police enquiry bail.<\/p>\n<p><b>Crime officer<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Central Regional Crime Officer, Chief Superintendent Reuben Asiwoko, told media men that UCC petitioned the Regional Police Command of a fraudulent deal by Tackie after finding out that he presented fake documents to secure contracts.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Asiwoko indicated that Mr Tackie was arrested in Cape Coast and his statement was taken and subsequently charged with forgery of documents and fraud.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestigations have been conducted and the docket has been referred to the Attorney General\u2019s Office for advice,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>The Regional Crime Officer explained that Tackie allegedly presented the fake documents for contracts including the construction of three-storey regional study centre at Zuarungu in the Upper East Region, the construction of a three-storey multi-purpose building at Cape Coast campus for the College of Distance Education (CoDE), the construction of a three-storey regional study centre for CoDE at Jumapo in the Eastern Region and the construction of office block for the School of Business in Cape Coast.<\/p>\n<p><b>Different companies<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mr Asiwoko explained that the contracts were secured using two different construction companies, namely: Tacoa Construction Limited and Barony Construction Limited, both of which Henry Tackie is the Managing Director.<\/p>\n<p>As a condition for entering the contract, Barony Construction Ltd and Tacoa Construction Ltd were required to submit valid performance securities from a bank or insurance company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBarony Construction and Tacoa Construction, ostensibly in fulfillment of the above condition, presented bonds and securities which were purported to have been issued by Societ\u00e9 Generale Bank,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that upon investigations by the UCC, Societ\u00e9 Generale Bank revealed that the bonds were fake and had not been issued by the bank.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Thursday, 9 January 2020 Source: Graphic.com.gh 2020-01-09 File Photo The Central Regional Police Command has referred the docket on a case of alleged forgery and fraud involving the Managing Director of Tacoa Construction Limited, Mr Henry Tackie, to the Attorney General\u2019s Department for advice. 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