Fake Police Officer Granted GH₵300K Bail

Police Officer, identified as General Sergeant Mark Kakah, who allegedly collected an amount of GH₵361,300 to help a lady and 42 others into the Ghana Police Service protocol enlistment without succeeding has been granted bail.

Appearing before an Accra Circuit Court for the second time, General Sergeant Kakah was admitted to bail in the sum of ₵300,000 with two sureties one to be justified.

The substantive judge, Mrs. Ellen Ofei Ayeh, has adjourned the matter to July 27, 2022, for Case Management Conference.

It has further ordered the prosecution to file disclosures and charged with two counts of defrauding by false pretenses, he pleaded not guilty.

The prosecution, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Fuseini Yakubu, said the complainant, Gifty Addobea, was a trader residing at Tuobodom while Pius Kwasi Kwakye was a planner, residing at Techiman.

Mr Kakah is stationed at Anyinam

The prosecution said in June 2021 Mr. Kakah introduced himself as a Police Officer who had protocol slots to enlist persons into the Ghana Police at a fee ranging from ₵8,000 and ₵10,000.

The prosecutor, the complainant expressed interest in the protocol recruitment and organized 41 others, family and friends, who gave her ₵350,000 to be given to Mr. Kakah.

He said the money was transferred to Mr. Kakah’s mobile money account.

The prosecution said during the same time, through the same modus operandi, Mr. Kakah collected ₵11,300 from Kwakye under the pretext of enlisting him into the Ghana Police Service.

The prosecutor said Mr. Kakah, however, failed to deliver as promised and went into hiding.

It said on May 26, 2022, Mr. Kakah was nabbed when he attempted to collect money from another victim.

Moreover, the prosecution said Mr. Kakah in his investigation caution statement admitted the offense and stated that one Macho had collected ₵230,000 out of the whole amount.