Two military imposters nabbed. Nigerian grabbed for attempting to divert cocoa chemicals
The Anti-Armed Robbery Squad of the police has arrested 28-year-old Simon Dwumfour for wearing a military uniform to provide escort for illegally sawn timber.
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Briefing the press yesterday, the Ashanti Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Yussif Tanko, said on September 11, 2016, the police team on patrol intercepted a truck with registration number AS 3614-T which was loaded with illegally sawn timber with the suspect in full military uniform with the rank of Corporal, at Nfensi. He said Dwumfour identified himself to the police as a soldier who was serving as an escort.
Not a soldier
However, Mr Tanko said, through police interrogation, it was detected that he was not a soldier and was consequently arrested and sent to the Regional Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation. According to the police, while going through his phone, the police saw a picture of him and one Stephen Akplehe, a mechanic, also in full military attire with M16 assault rifle and pump action gun, together with a Chinese at a mining site. He said Akplehe who happened to beat the police station at the time was also arrested for illegal possession of military uniform.
According to the police, the two said the guns they used in the picture belonged to the Chinese miners who were stationed at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region.
Imposters
The police said they had in recent times received reports of people wearing security agency uniforms committing crimes and believed that the two could be part of the gang. The service is therefore appealing to the public, particularly those who have fallen victims to the acts of these men, to assist the police in their investigations.
The suspects are currently in police custody and would soon be processed for court.
Another development
In another development, the police in Kumasi have picked up a 60-year-oldNigerian resident in Ghana, Yekini Adejuma.
Twelve maxi bags containing chemicals (meant for the free cocoas praying exercise) were seized on an Aflao-bound bus from Kumasi with registration number GR6748-13 on Wednesday, September 14, 2016.Mr Tanko said the police had intelligence that an Aflao-bound bus was carrying chemicals meant for the free mass cocoa spraying exercise with the inscription ‘Not for Sale’ on them. He said the police quickly moved to the scene and found 12 bags of metacide Super 66 WP agrochemicals believed to belong to the Ghana CocoBOD in the undercarriage of the bus.
Driver, mate arrested
He said the driver, Hakim Fatau, together with his three mates, were arrested and during interrogation, they mentioned the suspect as the owner of the items.
According to the police, when Adejuma was arrested, he admitted ownership of the items and also mentioned Sampson, a resident of Alabain Kumasi, as the one who supplied him with the chemicals. The police said efforts were underway to arrest the said Sampson as the items were not meant for sale.
