Six Ghanaians including a retired military officer and a contract member of staff of the National Security have been arrested in Accra and Frankfurt, Germany, for their alleged involvement in the procurement of Ghanaian passports.
Mark Marcus Quaye, a contract member of staff of the National Security whose contract expires on December 31, 2015, is alleged to have connived with a retired military officer, Godfred Adu Mensah, popularly known as 'Shooter,' to act as a middleman for individuals seeking to acquire passports.
According to sources at the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), the illegal activities of Quaye and his accomplices were uncovered by the BNI following the arrest of six Ghanaians in Frankfurt, Germany, this week, in connection with the passport deals.
Five of the Ghanaians arrested in Frankfurt were carrying Ghanaian service passports, while their leader, Francis Kwame Opare, was carrying a diplomatic passport.
Close scrutiny of his diplomatic passport, The General Telegraph gathered, revealed that information on the bio-data page was false but the passport booklet was a genuine one.
Opare was arrested by German security officials after they received reports that he was trafficking five Ghanaians into the country.
He was detained and it came out during interrogation that he acquired the diplomatic passport through Quaye, who was consequently arrested but he denied wrongdoing. He claimed he was a national security operative.
The retired military officer who is also alleged to be an activist of the National Democratic Congress, allegedly confessed to help people acquire Ghanaian passports in order to earn a living.
The BNI sources said checks at the Passport Office in Accra revealed that Quaye and his accomplices were often able to enforce law and order at the Passport Office because of their claim that they worked with National Security.
Officials at BNI have however dismissed an allegation that Quaye until his arrest had been the head of the National Security at the Flagstaff House.
Latest Stories
-
Scancom PLC holds 6th AGM, declares dividend of 17.5 pesewas per share
15 mins -
Former Deputy AG accuses Godfred Dame of unethical legal behaviour
22 mins -
John Kumah goes home on May 18
27 mins -
Tema General Hospital: If a baby died, it wasn’t because of ‘dumsor’ – GHS Accra Director
55 mins -
Afenyo-Markin fetes cast and crew of ‘the gods are not to blame’
59 mins -
‘Dumsor’ to hit parts of Accra and Tema today
1 hour -
Energy transition threatens survival of GNPC – PIAC warns
1 hour -
ECG fails to comply with PURC directive to publish ‘Dumsor’ timetable
2 hours -
Tullow, partners affirm commitment to support coastal communities
2 hours -
Creative Addictions: Documentary on drug use among celebrities premieres on Joy News, Joy FM, Joy Prime
2 hours -
‘There is something mysteriously amiss somewhere’ – Gabby Otchere-Darko on ‘dumsor’
3 hours -
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: What we know about the accusations against him
3 hours -
Education giant Excel-Plus Education set to host 2024 Study Abroad Fair at Accra City Hotel
3 hours -
Newmont unites communities through sports as it hosts intercommunity football gala in Akyem
3 hours -
Zoomlion Ghana Limited donates to support 8-year-old leukaemia patient
3 hours