The Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team has arrested three individuals in the Dabala and Sogakope areas of the Volta Region for allegedly impersonating the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, and other prominent personalities on social media to defraud unsuspecting victims.
The suspects, identified as Gideon Awudi, 25; Edem Soku, 33; and Judith Soku, 31, are also suspected of engaging in mobile money fraud, credit card fraud, airtime scams and online sales fraud across various social media platforms.
The arrests followed a sustained, intelligence-led operation covering the Sogakope, Dzodzent and Penyi areas.
The suspects are currently in police custody and assisting authorities with ongoing investigations.
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