Fake doctor granted GHC100K bail

Frederick Papa Kow-Assifuah, a 30-year-old trader who allegedly posed as a medical doctor to deceive unsuspecting victims, has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court in the sum of GH¢100,000, with two sureties backed by landed property.

The bail conditions require that the title documents for the properties be submitted to the court’s registry. Kow-Assifuah is expected to reappear before the court on June 25, 2025, to face charges of impersonation and defrauding multiple individuals.

According to the prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Wisdom Alorwu, Kow-Assifuah operated out of Kasoa Crispo in the Central Region. Acting on intelligence, the National Police Intelligence Directorate apprehended him on June 6, 2025, while he attempted to meet yet another unsuspecting victim.

Investigations reveal that Kow-Assifuah paraded himself online as “Dr. Kow-Assifuah,” donning a white lab coat and stethoscopes to appear credible. He reportedly lured women into romantic relationships, promising to arrange travel documents to Europe and the U.S. in exchange for large sums of money.

Among his alleged victims are Genevieve Appau Tete, Sandra Boateng, and Sandra Ewuradwoa Arhin, from whom he collected GH¢8,500, GH¢25,000, and GH¢2,000, respectively. Additional victims include Bernard Ameyaw (GH¢18,500) and Elizabeth Dadzie (GH¢1,500), all allegedly deceived by similar promises of travel visas.

A search of his residence yielded several medical items including syringes, drips, canine vaccines, and a Ghanaian passport belonging to one of the victims. The police also retrieved GH¢8,500 in cash.

Despite denying the charges in court, Kow-Assifuah now faces a string of accusations ranging from falsely using the title “Dr.” to multiple counts of fraud.

His case has sparked wider concern over the ease with which individuals can assume false identities to prey on vulnerable members of the public—especially under the guise of professional authority.