Businessman Poses As A Retired Army Captain

Daniel Tetteh, a businessman who was found in possession of documents that were allegedly forged, and who pretended to be a retired army officer, has been arraigned at a circuit tribunal in Accra.

Tetteh pleaded not guilty to falsely pretending to be a public officer and to possession of a forged document. He was remanded in police custody to enable police to complete investigations. He will re-appear on June 5.

Prosecuting, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) James Abraham told the tribunal, chaired by Mr. Imoru Ziblim, that on February 2 this year the accused went to the passport office in Accra to collect a passport he had earlier applied for. According to the prosecutor, at the passport office Tetteh met a soldier of the Defence Intelligence Unit, Burma Camp, and introduced himself as a retired army captain.

ASP Abraham said the soldier, who became suspicious arrested the accused and sent him to Burma Camp.

A search of the accused revealed four different pictures of him in military uniform, in a lawyer's robe, on a Commonwealth Welfare card, and on an Immigration identity card. He was also in possession of four complimentary cards bearing his name, and a rubber stamp. The prosecutor said further investigation of the accused showed he was neither an ex-service man nor a lawyer. He had also never worked for the Immigration Service or Commonwealth Welfare Immigration.