Tema Police arrests 17 Internet fraudsters

Tema, Dec. 3, GNA - A joint police and military team has arrested 17 suspected Internet fraudsters over the weekend in two separate swoops in the Tema Metropolis.

Four stamps of the office of the President, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Bank of Ghana and International Commercial Bank were retrieved from the suspects, whose ages range between 21 and 37, Chief Inspector Yaw Nketia-Yeboah, Tema Regional Police Public Affairs Officer told reporters at Tema on Monday.

Chief Inspector Nketia-Yeboah said the team also retrieved five saloon cars, 26 mobile phones, three wrist watches, six floppy diskettes, a pen drive, a wireless GPRS modem, in addition to GH=A217,000 and 2,900 dollars, seven laptop computers, two desktop computers and accessories.

He said seven of them were arrested during the first operation which took place last Saturday at Coastal Estates, near Sakumono Estates while the other 10 were apprehended at Community 18, Batsonaa, the following day.

The suspects are currently in custody. They are Vincent Dennis, Gabriel Ojugo, Franklin Anana, Kingsley Osu Eto, Aniekom Olumba and Anthony Archibong.

Others are Patrick Archibong, Freeborn Mukore, Agise Billy, Johnson Yomi, Blessing Sapilo and Emmanuel Owos. The rest are Kingsley Silprako, William Uche, Paul Adams, Ezekiel Ufuoma and Sisan Oebaro.

The swoops were part of the Tema Regional Police Command's efforts to rid the Harbour City of social miscreants, following increasing reports of robberies and other serious crimes in the area in recent times.

Chief Inspector Nketia-Yeboah said the police would put the suspects before court after investigations.