Retired soldier arrested in recruitment scam
A 50-year-old retired military officer, Clement Tamakloe, is in the grip of the police for allegedly defrauding an unspecified number of people on the pretext of getting them recruited into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and the other security services.
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Though the police found complimentary cards on the suspect which indicated that he was a retired Captain, the military authorities were yet to confirm that he was an officer.
Briefing the Daily Graphic, the Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police Ms Effia Tenge said the suspect was arrested at the University of Professional Studies, (UPS) Accra, on December 16, 2014.
SMS alert
She said the police received information that the bearer of a mobile phone with the number 0244164462 was sending text messages to students and other people that the military would be embarking on an enlistment exercise in January 2015.
In the text messages, the sender directed interested persons to get in touch with him for the necessary processes.
She said the police, through their intelligence gathering, monitored the activities of the suspect, who happened to be the owner of the phone number.
“Because he was arrested while he was in his car, the Toyota Corolla was immediately searched and GH¢4,320 and some items were found in it,” she said.
She said some of the items retrieved included a truncheon, a pair of handcuffs, a toy pistol, two Motorola sets and a set of military uniform.
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In all, 33 GAF recruitment forms, two Ghana Police Service forms and two forms labelled Midwifery and Nursing application were also found in his possession.
The police also found a number of passport pictures and the personal details of people suspected to have been duped.
Ms Tenge said during interrogation the suspect admitted the offence.
writer’s email: emelia.ennin@graphic.com.gh