How a close friend duped Jojo Mills-Robertson in US and reported him to the police

Today in history, GhanaWeb takes a nostalgic journey back to a riveting story from the life of Ghanaian actor Jojo Mills-Robertson, renowned for his role as 'Sofo Joe' in the popular 'Efiewura' series.

Exactly one year ago, he shared a spellbinding account of betrayal and deceit that unfolded during his first trip to the US.

Below is the full story as published on May 22, 2023.

Ghanaian actor Jojo Mills-Robertson, popularly known for his role in the 'Efiewura' series as Sofo Joe, narrated how a close friend duped him and reported him to the police for not having papers.

According to him, during his first visit to the US, he did not have the required documents, so he had to save some money in his friend’s account. However, he realized that every time he saved, his friend spent it to the point where he had spent $1,200.

Although his friend advised him not to keep money on him, the same person went ahead to spend what he had in his account.

“Later, when I asked for my money, he kept telling me not to worry and that he would give it to me. Then I told him that he knew I needed the money for some important things, but he still told me to be patient.

“One day, he called me and asked me to come with him to the bank to get my money. Excitedly, I sat in the car. When we got to a traffic light, despite the red light being on, my friend still crossed at a high speed, and I wondered why,” he narrated in Twi.

"I decided to turn and see what was going on. Before I realized it, a police vehicle was chasing us. Then my friend asked me to put my hand on the dashboard because the police there were very disciplined, so I obeyed. The police confronted us and asked my friend why he crossed when the red light was on, but my friend explained to him that it was a mistake.”

“So, he asked my friend for his driver's license, and he gave it to him. Immediately, he went behind our car to check and came back to tell us that our car had no records and asked if we had anything illegal in our car,” he said.

Jojo further explained that immediately after the police asked the question, his friend pointed at him, claiming he was illegal.

“He said, 'Ask this gentleman. He does illegal stuff.' So, the police asked why he was pointing at me when I was not driving the car. Then the policeman asked for my name, and when I mentioned it, he asked for my documents, but I told him I didn’t have any. Then my friend told him, 'He is a criminal; he doesn't have papers.'”

“But the policeman insisted that even if I didn’t have papers, I was not the one driving the car and told my friend that he was not an immigration officer, so why did he cross the red light? The policeman added that since you say you’re not involved in illegality and your friend also has no papers, what do we do?”

The actor added that the policeman told them it was not within his jurisdiction to arrest them since he was not an immigration officer. He advised that if his friend felt he (Jojo) was a criminal, he should report him to the police station.

“So, the policeman gave my friend a citation and asked him not to do that again. When we got home, I told my friend that I wanted to go and see my nephew in Virginia. He asked me what I was going to do there, and I told him I was going to visit him. That was when I never returned to his house again,” he added."

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