A 30-year-old unemployed, Cyrus Frimpong, who was arrested by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) at Koforidua for alleged impersonation, died two hours after he had been handed over to the Effiduase police for investigations.
A police source told journalists that while Frimpong was awaiting police interrogation, he began to sweat profusely and complained to the police that he was sick.
He was therefore rushed to the Koforidua Central Hospital where he died. Meanwhile the Eastern Regional Police Public Relations unit has appealed to relatives of Frimpong who claimed to be a citizen of Mim in the Brong Ahafo to contact it for further information. A press statement signed by Chief Inspector Jonathan Kwame Abban, Eastern Regional Police Public Relations Officer said, on Friday, November 19, Reverend Nii Nmai Ollennu, Controller of WAEC at Koforidua reported that Frimpong was among candidates who took part in the November /December 1995 School Certificate/General Certificate Examination "O" level conducted by WAEC in the Eastern Region. According to the statement, Frimpong, who performed creditably submitted a signed application form witnessed by Mr Emmanuel Gibson Senya Amoah, an accountant of Balko Industries, Kumasi, on November 16, to collect his 1995 "O" level certificate. However, Rev Ollennu said he detected that the photograph on Frimpong's registration form was different from the picture on the form he presented for the collection of the certificate. Rev Ollennu who was not pleased with answers Frimpong gave during interrogation handed him over to the Effiduase Police for further investigations. ? GNA
