Police arrest five suspects impersonating NAIMOS officials

Police in the Eastern South Region have arrested five individuals for allegedly posing as operatives of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Squad (NAIMOS) and extorting money from some miners.

The suspects were taken into custody on Friday, January 2, after a complaint at Akwadum in the Abuakwa South District.

The police in a press statement dated January 3, 2026 said the suspects, Moses Tapiam, 43, Christopher Amakor, 29, Casimir Nunekpeku, 29, Wisdom Miwonuko, 35, and Paul Agbanu, 53, were dressed in security uniforms and claimed to be NAIMOS officials from Accra. 

They were moving between mining sites demanding money from miners before being apprehended by an actual NAIMOS team.

The suspects were traveling in a Mitsubishi Pick-Up vehicle with registration number GS 536-25.

They have been handed over to the Eastern South Regional CID in Kyebi and are assisting with investigations pending prosecution.

The police have warned the public, especially those impersonating security personnel, to desist from the act as it constitutes a criminal offence.