The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested one Godfred Kataso for faking robbery. The suspect had lodged a complaint at the Accra Central Police Station on Friday, February 11, that two young men robbed him at gunpoint and made away with sixty-nine thousand cedis belonging to his boss. He said he was on his way to deposit the money in a bank when he was attacked.
However, police investigations revealed that the report was a hoax. During interrogation, the suspect confirmed feigning the incident. He confessed that he had fabricated the story in order to use the money for a trip abroad. The money has been retrieved and Godfred Kataso will be put before Court.
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