Audio By Carbonatix
The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a male citizen for faking a robbery incident.
Suspect, Godfred Kataso, is said to have filed a report at the Accra Central Police Station on February 11, 2022, reporting a robbery that took place around the National Theatre in Accra.
According to him, he was robbed at gunpoint and the robbers made away with ¢69,000.
He told the Police the amount stolen belonged to his boss.
The suspect noted that he was on his way to depositing the money at the bank when the incident happened.
But further investigations carried out by the Police revealed that the robbery was a hoax.
"The suspect (Godfred Kataso) confirmed feigning the robbery," the Police Service revealed in a Facebook post.
Godfred Kataso according to the Police report, stole the money himself in order to travel around.
He is currently in police custody and will be put before the court of law. Meanwhile, the money has been retrieved for evidential purposes.
Latest Stories
-
Stanbic Bank launches ‘Obaa Sima’ to tackle financing gap for Ghanaian women
1 hour -
WaterAid Ghana launches ‘Time to deliver’ campaign in Bongo
1 hour -
Telecel donates cash and food supplies to Muslim community for Eid al-Fitr
2 hours -
We’ve moved from falling into abyss to phase of cautious rebuilding – Terkper
2 hours -
IMF shackles and debt default slowed our job engine, says Seth Terkper
2 hours -
Air Canada Express jet hits ground vehicle, closing New York’s LaGuardia airport
3 hours -
‘You cannot run an economy without crisis’ – Terkper warns Ghana must prepare or pay
3 hours -
Ramadan Cup: Bawumia extends support as 11th edition kicks off today
3 hours -
‘My father didn’t support my music career’ – Asake
3 hours -
Asake finally opens up on relationship status
3 hours -
UK and Nigeria agree billion-dollar export finance deal to refurbish ports
3 hours -
17 bodies recovered in Comoros from boat carrying African migrants
4 hours -
US drones deployed to Nigeria alongside troops for intelligence, training
4 hours -
In Africa, the cost of jet fuel is changing faster than you can fly
4 hours -
Germany has a shortage of workers – so it’s turning to India for help
4 hours