Crime & Punishment of Monday, 10 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comEOCO detains three persons for allegedly attempting to steal GH¢3.5m from Energy Ministry’s accountEOCO has arrested three people for allegedly attempting to steal from the Ministry of EnergyEconomic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has arrested three persons for their alleged attempt to steal GH¢3.5 million from a bank account belonging to the Ministry of Energy. The alleged fraudsters are said to have cloned the Energy Ministry’s cheque and attempted to deposit into the account of Guma Oil at Zenith Bank. Deputy Executive Director of Operations of EOCO, Nana Antwi, told Citi FM that the agency has launched a manhunt for another suspect in the matter. “Initially, it was felt that some persons within the Ministry [of Energy] had attempted to steal money belonging to the Ministry. The suspicions were narrowed to the accounts department so there was a swoop on the department where various personalities were questioned.

Source: GhanaWeb August 10, 2020 12:11 UTC