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March 11, 2016
Imposter remanded in police custody
Akyem Swedru (E/R), Nov 17, GNA-
An Akyem Swedru Circuit Court on Friday remanded Francis
Atsu Helegah, a 33-year-old corn mill operator, into police
custody for allegedly posing as the Crime officer of the
Akyem Oda Divisional Police Command.
Helegah whose plea was not taken
would re-appear on November 23.
Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector Ben Osei Kwadwo told
the court that on October 11 the accused stopped the
complainant, who was driving a taxi, and introduced himself
as the new crime officer posted to the area.
Helegah asked the complainant to take him to Okomfo Anokye
Teaching Hospital in Kumasi to preserve his dead mother at
the mortuary after which they would return to Akyem oda.
Police Chief Inspector Kwadwo said after negotiations
Helegah offered to pay the driver 600,000 cedis and in
addition fill his fuel tank for him.
When they got to Akyem Aperade
in the Birim South District the accused asked the
complainant to pick four other people, including a young man
whose head had been plastered.
Helegah, after inquiring from the man with the plaster who
was responsible for the injury, again introduced himself as
a senior police officer at Akyem Oda and promised to have
the assailant arrested.
The prosecution said when they got to Akyem Akenkansu the
other passengers alighted, Helegah requested them to buy
akpeteshie for him.
He said the driver who became suspicious of the accused
enquired from another driver if he was aware that the crime
officer was on transfer to which he replied in the negative.
The driver then decided not to continue with the journey and
requested Helegah to pay him 100,000 cedis so that he would
return to Akyem Oda but Helegah refused.
The driver sought the assistance of his colleague and
together drove Helegah to the Akyem Aperade police.
The prosecution said at the police station, Helegah insisted
that he was the divisional crime officer and threatened to
have the police sergeant who would escort him to Akyem Oda
dismissed if it proved that he was not an imposter.
GNA
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