GAF arrest man for posing as Senior Military Officer at Burma Camp
The suspect claimed he was stationed at the Northern Command Headquarters and that he was proceeding to the Air Force Base to book a flight to Tamale.
The Military Police personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) says it has arrested an imposter, one Rafia Abubakar for posing as a Senior Military Officer and trying to access a military installation inside Burma Camp.
In a statement, GAF said the suspect who was dressed in a military camouflage uniform decorated with fake Lieutenant Colonel ranks claimed he was stationed at the Northern Command Headquarters and that he was proceeding to the Air Force Base to book a flight to Tamale.
“The suspect who entered Burma Camp in a commercial vehicle was closely monitored as he alighted at a bus stop and headed to the Air Force Base. The guards on duty noted his suspicious behaviour, questioned him and after some incoherent answers, he confessed he was not a service personnel,” the statement said.
It added that the suspect also claimed he posed as a fake military officer in order to defraud a certain Abdullah Abdul Fatahu, whom he had collected Ghc 3000 from and promised to enlist in the Ghana Armed Forces.
“At the time of his arrest, the suspect had in his possession fake military identification and business cards and other documents bearing his name. A follow-up search by the Military Police at his two residences at Ablekuma FanMilk and Olebu respectively led to the retrieval of documents including several certificates and fake Ghana Armed Forces recruitment application summary reports bearing names of defrauded persons, military uniforms, and a toy pistol.”
He has been handed to the Police CID for further investigations and prosecution, the statement further said.