The Cyber Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service has apprehended 10 youngsters believed to be engaging in cyber fraud, popularly known as ‘sakawa,’ in their homes at Tabora, an Accra suburb.
The suspects, according to information, had obtained for themselves electronic devices and were allegedly using them for their nefarious activities when the police swooped on them.
The suspects are Issah Future, 27 years of age; Gyasi Frederick, 23; Ditamel Boateng, 21; Acquaye Dominic, 28; Obed Sam, 21; Saed Danlad, 24; Hudson Ansah, 21; Nhyiraba Kwabena, 23; Emmanuel Kwadwo Atua, 28 and Richmond Agbozo, 28.
Briefing DAILY GUIDE, Chief Superintendent Dr Herbert Gustav Yankson, director in-charge of the Cyber Crime Unit, said the police gathered intelligence of their activities on November 11, 2016.
The suspects were arrested for allegedly obtaining electronic payment medium falsely, contrary to Section 119 of the Electronic Transaction Act.
A search conducted at their premises led to the retrieval of items including 8 laptops, an HP system unit and 15 mobile phones.
Preliminary investigation by the police indicated that the suspects had been operating for some years now and had purportedly succeeded in defrauding their victims, mostly foreigners, in various sums of money.
According to Chief Superintendent Yankson, the youngsters used the monies to purchase several electronic gadgets including 50 television sets, laptops, tablets and mobile phones.
“The suspects are currently under investigation and will be charged and put before court after investigation,” he said.
Dr Yankson said several complaints had also been received from Interpol about the spate of cyber fraud activities from Ghana and accordingly, the Cyber Crime Unit was embarking on an operation to clamp down on them.
He called on the youth to desist from the criminal activities as they could be convicted to a maximum of 10 years if found guilty.
“The general public should also exercise due diligence when transacting business on the internet,” he charged.
Source: Daily Guide
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where is the complainant?
Finally, happy to hear that the CID and police did a good job and arrested those boys. We all had a party here after being informed of the arrest. Let's see, if the police and CID have enough good men that these Sakawa boys will be convicted. Best to do farming or street work.
How are these young men classified as boys/youths? These are men, not one of them is a teenager. I'm glad that they are finally cracking down on this bad behavior.
Why do the police and the CID people do a weak job and give out innocent people to journalist to create news about to disgrace them. If was to be a lawyer or a judge, you all will be in jail for putting out this story without finding out the true first.... To;DAILY GRAPHIC DAILY GUIDE AND YOU ALL WATCH OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
We know the commander want to save his job so he used this innocent boys as scapegoat to save his ***barred word***. Nana addo is going to remove you anyway possible.and leave this boys alone because none of them is know face in the game.
The Prisons are congested. Introduce them into farming as a form of communal labor for the good of society.