A 73-year-old businessman Emmanuel King Opare, a known member of the ruling New Patriotic Party and a 55-year-old Teacher, Elizabeth Manukure, both residents of Akuapem Mamfe in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region have been arrested over GHC58,200 recruitment fraud.
The accused persons allegedly used the name of the Chief Executive Officer of the National Lottery Authority, NLA, Sammi Awuku to collect the money from six victims who are complainants in the case under the pretense of securing them enlistment into the security services.
The complainants are Benjamin, 32, a pupil teacher, Freda, 32, self-employed, Lydia, 28, self-employed, Daniel, 25, unemployed all residents of Accra while the rest Emmanuel, 25, unemployed and Richard, 25, trader are residents of Koforidua.
The facts of the case presented by the Prosecuting Officer, Chief Inspector Bernard before a Koforidua Circuit court are that the first accused person Emmanuel King Opare told his friend Eric Okornoo in January 2021 that he has some protocol slots to enlist people into the security services hence if he could get some people who are interested and ready to pay GHC7000 for recruitment, GHC1,200 for medicals and GHC1,500 for prospectus all totaling GHC97,00.
The witness informed the victims now complainants who eventually paid the monies totaling GHC58,200 which were handed over to the first accused Emmanuel King Opare by the witness in the case together with their documents.
However, Opare…
