Police Commander’s imposter jailed 3 years

Bismarck Yeboah

A brave man in Kumasi who posed as the Asokwa Divisional Police Commander to dupe an urvan bus driver of GH¢20 is in the grips of the law.

Bismarck Yeboah, 32, who was wearing mufti, passed himself off as the police officer and collected GH¢20 from the driver of an urvan bus he had boarded, for overloading.

After collecting the money, Yeboah was brave enough to haul the driver to the Asokwa Police Station.

At the police station, Yeboah pointed at the office of the district police commander as his office, telling the driver that he was in charge of the station.

The driver of the urvan bus, after critically observing the demeanor of Yeboah, became suspicious, and reported the matter to other policemen around.

The fake policeman was quickly arrested, Superintendent Rev. S. Nyamekye Adane Yeboah, the Asokwa District Police Commander told DAILY GUIDE.

The suspect, after interrogation, was hauled to the KMA Court Presided over by Justice William Boampong on Tuesday.

He admitted to the charge of defrauding by false pretences and he was eventually sentenced to three years with hard labour by the court.

Explaining further, the Asokwa Commander said Yeboah boarded the urvan bus at Asokwa on October 18, and told the driver he would alight at Central Police Station.

Immediately after boarding the car, Yeboah, who was wearing mufti, told the driver that he was a policeman so he had arrested him for overloading.

The police imposter then demanded an amount of GH¢20 from the visibly-shaken driver who quickly paid to escape arrest.

Yeboah then hauled the driver to the Asokwa Police Station where he pointed at the police commander’s office, claiming that was his office.

At that juncture, the driver became suspicious so he reported the matter to the police and Yeboah was arrested.

The police found a fake police complimentary card bearing the name of Bismarck Yeboah on the suspect after searching him.

They also found a missing policeman’s passport-sized photograph on Yeboah after the arrest.

It was suspected that Yeboah was using the missing policeman’s passport-sized picture in his possession to dupe unsuspecting members of the public.

Superintendent Rev. Adane Ameyaw said the passport-sized picture would be handed over to its rightful owner soon.

Source Daily Guide Ghana News

Police Commander’s imposter jailed 3 years