Deceptive suspect remanded

… On three counts of fraud, conspiracy and issuance of dud cheque
Posted: The Chronicle | Friday, November 20, 2009

By Charles Takyi - Boadu

The suspect, who nearly landed some police personnel in a bloody clash with other colleagues on Wednesday, Kofi Boateng has been remanded into police custody for further investigations. This was when he appeared before an Accra Circuit Court, where he is facing charges of fraud, conspiracy and issuance of dud cheque. He is to reappear on November 23, 2009.
The prosecutor, Chief Inspector Adom, told the court that the suspect had agreed to corporate with investigations, and had even given the names of one Alhaji and another Laryea as his accomplices.

Kofi Boateng is the man who raised a false alarm in the early hours of Wednesday, this week, to deceive the police headquarters into dispatching two patrol teams who were fully armed to his Teshie residence, under the pretext that his family being attacked by supposed armed robbers, when rather they were policemen who had been detailed from the Accra West Divisional Headquarters at Kaneshie, to effect his arrest.

But, for the professional conduct of two patrol teams, they would have engaged their other colleagues in a shootout, considering the information they received.

Upon reaching the house in Teshie where the suspect was hiding, the police, some of whom were in mufti and others in uniform, went straight to knock at his door.

His wife then showed up at the door, and inquired from the policemen what their mission was.

They told the lady they had been sent to bring her husband to the station, and proceeded to ask of his whereabouts.

When asked whether the suspect was in the room, the lady was said to have responded in the negative.

The source told the paper that they suspected mischief, since they saw somebody moving about the room. But, before the police could take any action, another team of police in three police patrol vehicles arrived at the scene ready for action.

But for the sighting of one of the men from the Accra West divisional headquarters who was wearing a police uniform, the police officers from Police Headquarters would have opened fire on their other colleagues who had gone to the house in a private vehicle.