54-year old man grabbed for fake visa deal

Kumasi, Feb 11, GNA - A 54-year old internet caf=E9 operator in Kuma= si has been arrested by the police for duping six people to the tune of GH¢95,850.00 under the pretext of securing Canadian visas for them. Kingsley Ntiamoah, a resident of Buokrom, Kumasi, collected between GH¢6,500.00 and GH¢12,000.00 from his victims. Police Chief Inspector Mohammed Tanko of the Ashanti Regional Police=

Public Relations Office told newsmen that the suspect went into hiding at=

Kwaman, near Offinso, after taking the money.

Ntiamoah tricked the victims into believing that he was in neighbour= ing La Cote D' Ivoire, anytime they managed to reach him on his cell phone. Police Chief Inspector Tanko said his arrest followed a tip off and that a search conducted in his room uncovered 55 fake passports and an Australian medical form. The Kumasi Central Police Station has been inundated with complaints= by people he has swindled. Already 36 of such victims had been to the station after his arrest,=

claiming Ntiamoah took various amount of money from them with the promise= of getting them visas to travel to Europe. He said the suspect would be arraigned after investigations were completed. 11 Feb. 10