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Man with flashy car swindles mobile money vendor at Nkrumah Circle
Mobile money vendors are duped often
One of the prolific African Writers, Prof Chinua Achebe of blessed memory said “Since men have learnt to shoot without missing, a bird by name Eneke has also learnt to fly without perching”.
This afore-stated proverb fits into new tactics employed by some fraudsters to outwit mobile money vendors in Accra, following measures put in place by the Ministry of Communications to stem the tide of cyber crime in the country through the ongoing Sim re-registration.
Some of these criminals now drive cars to mobile money vendors under the guise of coming to transact business and end up defrauding their victims.
A classical case was when a man drove a porche car to a female mobile money vendor last Friday at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle ( a crime hub) and asked her to transfer GH¢1,500.00 into his mobile money wallet while he was comfortably seated in his car.
The victim (name withheld) taking the said fraudster for his word, transferred the GH¢1,500.00 into his wallet but the man sped off in his car soon as the money hit his account leaving the vendor utterly confused.
When this reporter visited the victim on Wednesday afternoon to find out whether she had reported the case to the police or MTN Head office for the necessary action to be taken, she answered in the negative but said she was recovering gradually from the shock she got on that fateful day.
From Castro Zangina-Tong
The Ashanti South Regional Police Intelligence Directorate has arrested two suspects in connection with a robbery attack on an Indian national in Obuasi and a separately planned robbery operation targeting a distribution company in the same area.
On April 16, 2026, Police received credible intelligence that a group of armed men were planning an attack in Obuasi. A police team moved swiftly into the area and arrested suspect Iddrisu Fuseini, also known as “Iddi”, at his hideout in Bedieso, Obuasi.
During interrogation, he confessed to being part of a six-member gang that attacked an Indian national at his residence at New Baakoyeden, Obuasi, on April 12 2026, robbing him of GH₵150,000.00.
He disclosed that the attack was orchestrated following a tip-off from suspect Ibrahim, an employee of the victim, who informed the gang that the victim kept large sums of money.
Further investigations led to the arrest of a second suspect, Shaibu Mohammed, also known as “SM” or “Cicinati”, on 20th April 2026 at his hideout in Gausu, Obuasi. During interrogation, he admitted to participating in the planning of the robbery and confirmed that the gang had further planned to rob a distribution company near Mawuli Hotel in Obuasi.
Investigations have further revealed that both suspects are currently standing trial at the Obuasi Circuit Court in connection with a separate robbery of GH₵600,000.00.
A manhunt is ongoing to arrest the remaining accomplices, identified as Khalifa, Edward, Prof, Waddle, Ebbe, and Ibrahim, and to recover a pump action gun and a locally manufactured pistol believed to be in their possession.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), on April 17, 2026, decorated nineteen (19) senior officers who have been promoted to their next ranks based on the recommendations of the Police Council and approval of the President, John Dramani Mahama.
The ceremony, held at the National Police Headquarters in Accra, forms part of efforts to recognise merit, dedication, and long-standing service within the Ghana Police Service, while strengthening leadership across key operational and administrative levels.
The officers promoted from Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) to Commissioner of Police (COP) are Dr. Luke Asue-In-Yeng Zakpaa, Mr. Frederick Agyei, Mr. Duuti Tuaruka, Mr. Arthur Osei-Akoto, Mr. Darko Offei Lomotey, Mr. Eric Ken Winful, Mr. Barnabas Nambont Nasumong, and Mr. Desmond Owusu Boampong.
The IGP and members of POMAB congratulated the officers and urged them to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in the discharge of their duties.
