Travel agent remanded over alleged GH¢107,000 security recruitment fraud
A travel and tour agent has been remanded into lawful custody for allegedly defrauding a civil servant and his relatives of GH¢107,000 by promising to secure their recruitment into Ghana’s security services.
Clement Osei-Wusu is accused of claiming he could facilitate the enlistment of the complainant and his relatives into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Ghana Police Service (GPS), Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
Osei-Wusu has been charged with defrauding by false pretences and pleaded not guilty when he appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.
The court, presided over by Mr Joseph Y. Kunsong, remanded him and adjourned the case to September 22, 2026.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Raymond Ackom, who led the prosecution, told the court that Osei-Wusu resides at Weija SCC in Accra, while the complainant, a civil servant, lives in the Bono Region.
According to the prosecution, the complainant joined a WhatsApp group called “Limited Job Opportunities” in October 2025. The group, allegedly administered by Osei-Wusu, shared information and advertisements about recruitment opportunities in the security services.
The complainant’s cousin, Gbenyare Yahaya, was also a member of the group. After contacting Osei-Wusu for more details about the advertised opportunities, Yahaya reportedly passed the information on to the complainant.
The prosecution said Osei-Wusu requested GH¢15,000 for a recruitment slot at the GRA and GH¢19,000 for enlistment into the GAF and other security agencies.
On October 17, 2025, the complainant and Yahaya reportedly went to Osei-Wusu’s office at Weija SCC and paid for two GAF recruitment slots.
During the meeting, the accused allegedly told them that he could also secure recruitment slots for the GIS and GPS.
The prosecution said the complainant subsequently transferred GH¢35,000 to Osei-Wusu’s Fidelity Bank account on December 24, 2025.
In 2026, the complainant allegedly made further payments amounting to GH¢20,000 through the accused’s Mobile Money account and two rural bank accounts for two GPS recruitment slots.
Osei-Wusu allegedly later requested an additional GH¢5,000, claiming the money was needed to move the complainant’s son, who was purportedly part of the second batch of GAF recruits, into the first batch.
However, after receiving the various payments, the accused allegedly failed to deliver on his promises and eventually blocked the complainant from contacting him.
The complainant reported the matter to the Police on August 8, 2026, resulting in Osei-Wusu’s arrest.
The prosecution further told the court that the accused admitted to the offence in his caution statement.
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