The police have arrested an imposter with the name WOII Samuel Owusu Darteya who claims to be a military officer and a staff of the Intelligence Unit of the National Security in the Western Region.
The suspect was busted after his intention to dupe a private land surveyor called Clifford Pablo Yakah in Ntankoful became futile.
According to Mr. Yakah, the fake military officer had been hired by a family he is working on their land case to intimidate him on the project.
“I’m a private surveyor working on some documents for a family. I was there one day when the family introduced the suspect to me that he was a military officer (WOII Samuel Owusu Dartey) and also works with the Intelligence Unit of the National Security. They said he will be working with me on the land document,” the victim indicated.
He continued to say that ” the suspect started tormenting him to release the land documents to him or face his anger”.
“He came to my house one early morning dressed in military uniform with a pistol and handcuff asking me to dress up and follow him. I obeyed and followed him to the Lands Commission but I was suspicious of his behavior so I called my in-law who is in the military. He was trailed and later arrested. Checks indicate he is not a military officer so he is currently at the Kwesimintsim Police Station assisting investigations,” he added.
The suspect according to victims and residents of Kwesimintsim, is always in his military uniform with a pistol and handcuff tormenting and harassing people in the town.
The police retrieved the pistol, military uniform, and other items that the imposter had forcibly taken from people.