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Trader in GH¢402,000 recruitment scam jailed 5-years

A trader accused of collecting GH¢402,000 from 97 unsuspecting individuals under the pretext of securing them jobs in the security services has been jailed for five years.

Dorcas Twene Amankwa, 28, was found guilty at the end of the trial by a circuit court in Accra, presided over by Mrs Evelyn Asamoah.

Amankwa was earlier held on charges of defrauding by false pretences.

The prosecution said the complainant, Michael Amoah, was an Immigration Officer, and the accused, now a convict, both resided at Nsawam in the Eastern Region.

In 2021, Amankwa told the complainant that she worked at the Jubilee House and had protocol slots, based on which she could recruit people into the various security agencies.

She, thus, encouraged the complainant to bring people for the protocol enlistment at a fee ranging from GH¢7,000 to GH¢15,000.

The complainant sold the idea to his acquaintances and other individuals.

The prosecution said those who showed interest paid between GH¢7,000 to GH¢15 000 to the complainant, which he handed over to the convict for the protocol enlistments.

In total, Amankwa collected GH¢420,000 from the complainant to enlist 97 people into the Ghana Immigration Service and National Fire Service, among other security agencies but failed to deliver on her promise.

On May 4, 2022, she was arrested for investigations. In her investigation caution statement, she admitted having collected GH¢400,000 from the complainant and mentioned one Boadi as her accomplice.

Amankwa was, however, unable to lead the police to the said Boadi.

 

Source: GNA

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