A mobile money merchant, who impersonated a Public Officer has been sentenced by an Accra Circuit Court. Charged with falsely pretending to be a public officer and unlawful possession of narcotic drugs respectively, Sie and Issaka pleaded guilty. The Court presided over by Mrs Afia Owusuaa Appiah convicted and sentenced Issaka to a fine of 200 penalty equivalents to GH₵2, 400.00 in default, serve six months imprisonment with hard labour. For Mr Sie, the Court indicated that because of the boldness and tenancy in impersonating the DCOP of the Ghana Police Service, he was sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour. It said Mr Sei demanded that Issaka be released immediately and that his instruction was that of a superior officer to the team.

Source: GhanaWeb October 17, 2023 13:21 UTC