Ghana Immigration Service interdicts 27 officers over alleged visa & recruitment fraud
27 personnel, including three senior officers and 24 subordinate officers, have been disciplined by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) for their roles in various offenses that have damaged the Service's reputation.
The immigration controller general, Mr. Kwame Asuah Takyi, notified the interdictions in a circular.
Immigration Director-General Kwame Asuah Takyi.
The officers in question are suspected of violating Regulation 138 (1)(a) and (k) of the Immigration Service Regulations, 2016 (L.I. 2245), among other offenses, by indulging in activities like visa fraud and/or recruiting fraud.
According to internal disciplinary processes, the interdictions are intended to facilitate in-depth examinations into the situations. Following the investigations, individuals found responsible will face the appropriate legal repercussions.
The interdicted officers are identified as Chief Superintendent Philipson Adeti, Superintendent Dominic Eshun, Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI) Marvin Essandoh, Senior Inspector (Snr. Insp.) Augustine Nuamah, Snr. Insp. Martin Owusu, Inspector (Insp.) Stephen Kofi Acheampong, Insp. Patrick Asante, Insp. Benjamin Darko, Assistant Inspector (Asst. Insp.) Victor Donkor, Asst. Insp. Daniel Danso Ntiamoah, Asst. Insp. Wisdom Ahorlu, Asst. Insp. Wisdom Elorm Addo, Asst. Insp. Hamdiya Abass, Asst. Insp. Elizabeth Quainoo, Asst. Insp Isaac Dzihlornu, Asst. Insp. Edmund Agbotey, Asst. Insp. Mary Agyemang Duah, Immigration Control Officer (ICO) Iddrisu Adam, ICO Christopher Torgbenu, ICO Joseph Ampomah, and ICO Francis Dabi.
The interdicted officers are Chief Superintendent Philipson Adeti, Superintendent Dominic Eshun, Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI) Marvin Essandoh, Senior Inspector (Snr. Insp.) Augustine Nuamah, Senior Inspector (Insp.) Martin Owusu, Inspector (Insp.) Stephen Kofi Acheampong, Inspector (Insp.) Patrick Asante, Inspector (Insp.) Benjamin Darko,
Assistant Inspector (Asst. Insp.) Victor Donkor, Asst. Insp. Daniel Danso Ntiamoah, Asst. Insp. Wisdom Ahorlu, Asst. Insp. Wisdom Elorm Addo, Asst. Insp. Hamdiya Abass, Asst. Insp. Elizabeth Quainoo, Asst. Insp Isaac Dzihlornu, Asst. Insp. Edmund Agbotey, Asst. Insp. Mary Agyemang Duah, Immigration Control Officer (ICO) Iddrisu Adam, ICO Christopher Torgbenu, ICO Joseph Ampomah, and ICO Francis Dabi.
The remaining officers include Assistant Immigration Control Officer I (AICO I) Cosmos Dakora, AICO I Ebenezer Azumah, AICO I Bright Buabeng, AICO I Collins Nyarko, AICO II Solomon Koney Laryea, and AICO II Samuel Kuranchie.
The GIS in a statement signed by C/Supt. Michael Amoako-Atta encouraged members of the public who may have been victims of the alleged acts of these officers to come forward and provide information to assist in the ongoing investigations.
The officers identified are "assistant inspector" Victor Donkor, Assistant Inspector Daniel Danso Ntiamoah, Assistant Inspector Wisdom Ahorlu, Assistant Inspector Wisdom Elorm Addo, Assistant Inspector Hamdiya Abass, Assistant Inspector Elizabeth Quainoo Iddrisu Adam, Isaac Dzihlornu, Asst. Insp. Edmund Agbotey, Asst. Insp. Mary Agyemang Duah, Asst. Insp. Joseph Ampomah, and Francis Dabi are immigration control officers (ICOs).
Assistant Immigration Control Officer I (AICO I), Cosmos Dakora; Assistant Immigration Control Officer I (AICO I); Ebenezer Azumah; Bright Buabeng; Collins Nyarko; AICO II; Solomon Koney Laryea; and AICO II Samuel Kuranchie are the remaining officials.
The GIS urged members of the public who may have been hurt by the alleged actions of these officers to come forward and provide information in a statement signed by C/Supt. Michael Amoako-Atta.
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