Travel agent remanded over alleged security recruitment fraud
Clement Osei-Wusu is accused of presenting himself as someone who could secure enlistment slots in some of Ghana’s security agencies.
An alleged recruitment deal that began on a WhatsApp platform has ended before an Accra Circuit Court, where a travel and tour agent has been remanded over claims that he collected GH¢107,000 from a civil servant and his relatives.
Clement Osei-Wusu is accused of presenting himself as someone who could secure enlistment slots in some of Ghana’s security agencies.
He allegedly mentioned opportunities in the Ghana Armed Forces, Ghana Police Service, Ghana Immigration Service and the Ghana Revenue Authority.
Osei-Wusu has pleaded not guilty to defrauding by false pretences.
The court, presided over by Joseph Y. Kunsong, remanded him into lawful custody to reappear on September 22, 2026.
According to the prosecution, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police Raymond Ackom, the complainant is a civil servant who lives in the Bono Region.
Osei-Wusu is said to be a resident of Weija SCC in Accra.
The prosecution said the complainant joined a WhatsApp group in October 2025 known as “Limited Job Opportunities.”
The group was allegedly administered by Osei-Wusu and carried advertisements for recruitment into the security services.
The court heard that the complainant’s cousin, Gbenyare Yahaya, who was also a member of the group, contacted Osei-Wusu for more information and later informed the complainant.
Prosecutors said Osei-Wusu allegedly quoted GH¢15,000 for recruitment into the GRA and GH¢19,000 for the Ghana Armed Forces and other security services.
On October 17, 2025, the complainant and Yahaya allegedly went to the accused person’s office at Weija SCC and paid for two Ghana Armed Forces slots.
During that meeting, Osei-Wusu allegedly told them he could also provide slots for the Ghana Immigration Service and the Ghana Police Service.
The prosecution said the complainant later sent GH¢35,000 into the accused person’s Fidelity Bank account on December 24, 2025.
Further payments were allegedly made in 2026.
These included GH¢20,000 paid through Osei-Wusu’s Mobile Money wallet and two rural bank accounts for two Ghana Police Service slots.
The accused person is also alleged to have demanded GH¢5,000 to move the complainant’s son from the second batch of Ghana Armed Forces recruits to the first batch.
After receiving the money, prosecutors said, Osei-Wusu failed to secure the promised recruitments.
He allegedly later blocked the complainant from reaching him.
The complainant reported the matter to police on August 8, 2026, leading to Osei-Wusu’s arrest.
The prosecution said the accused admitted the offence in his caution statement.
He has been remanded while the case continues.
