Ablekuma North police detain suspected impostors posing as security officers

Several men wearing brown uniforms and claiming to be security personnel were arrested near the Awoshie DVLA polling station in the Ablekuma North Constituency on Friday, July 11.

According to police sources, the suspects could not produce any form of official identification when questioned by officers on duty for the constituency’s parliamentary rerun. They were subsequently taken to the Odorkor Police Station for further interrogation.

The men had positioned themselves close to the entrance of the polling centre. Their presence drew the attention of the uniformed officers assigned to maintain order during the vote and led to their immediate apprehension.

John Desmond Nii Sowah Nai, Municipal Chief Executive for Ga West and Dean of MMDCEs in the Greater Accra Region, confirmed the arrests to Citi News. He said initial checks suggest that the detainees are not members of any recognised state security agency.

Police investigations are under way to establish the identities of the suspects and determine their motives.