Fake Cop Dupes Bereaved Family

By Stephen K. Effah
Tuesday, 08 April 2008

THE Dansoman police have mounted an intensive hunt for a man parading as a Police Intelligence Officer from the Criminal Investigations Department headquarters assigned to investigate the murder of the 72-year-old pensioner at Dansoman Estate, Mr Emmanuel Kwasi Ayeh.

The imposter, named as Nana Osei Kwadwo, has reportedly succeeded in duping the deceased’s family of an undisclosed amount, and as well as being given the use of their vehicle under the pretext of using it to investigate the case and arrest the prime suspect, Emmanuel Ayeh Asare, a step-grandson of the deceased, popularly known as “KB”.

Briefing the Times yesterday, Superintendant Alex Yartey Tawiah, Dansoman Police Commander, said the family of Mr Ayeh, who was murdered on February 29, reported to the station that Kwadwo approached one of them two weeks ago that he had been detailed by the CID to investigate the murder.

He asked the family members to provide him a car and money for the investigation, which they did.

“Later, Kwadwo told the family members that he has arrested the suspect, but after the Times last publication that the deceased’s grandson and three others were the killers of the man and were on the run, the family members came to confirm the story. It was then that they revealed that Kwadwo had duped them,” Superintendent Tawiah said.

He said that family members were able to retrieve the vehicle from Kwadwo last week Monday but could not arrest him.

“An intelligence report has shown that Kwadwo has been posing as a police officer and extorting money from the public under the pretext of helping them in their cases at police stations,” Supt. Tawiah told the Times.

He said that Kwadwo usually uses the names of senior police officers to lure his victims, adding, “he goes to police stations and on hearing people’s cases, he approaches them and offers to help them.”

“He is an imposter and he is not known as a policeman in Dansoman or any other police establishment in the country,” Mr Tawiah said, and advised the public to be wary of him not to fall prey to his tricks.

Mr Tawiah urged people with information about his whereabouts to immediately report to the Dansoman Police or the nearest police station.