{
  "id": 6702123,
  "title": "Travel and tour agent remanded over GH¢107, 000 recruitment scam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/travel-and-tour-agent-remanded-over-gh-107-000-recruitment-scam",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T03:41:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/travel-and-tour-agent-remanded-over-gh%c2%a2107-000-recruitment-scam/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A travel and tour agent, Clement Osei-Wusu, has been remanded in custody after being charged with allegedly defrauding a civil servant and his relatives of GH¢107,000 under the guise of securing their recruitment into Ghana's security services. According to prosecutors, Osei-Wusu promised to enlist the complainant and his relatives into the Ghana Armed Forces, Ghana Police Service, Ghana Immigration Service, and Ghana Revenue Authority. The accused, a resident of Weija SCC, Accra, pleaded not guilty before an Accra Circuit E Court, which remanded him to appear on September 22, 2026. The complainant, a civil servant residing in the Bono Region, joined a WhatsApp group run by Osei-Wusu that promised recruitment into the security services. After paying various sums, including GH¢15,000 for the Ghana Revenue Authority and GH¢19,000 for the Ghana Armed Forces, Osei-Wusu allegedly failed to fulfil his promises and blocked the complainant's means of communication.",
  "summary": "A travel and tour agent has been remanded into lawful custody for allegedly collecting GH¢107, 000 from a civil servant and his relatives under the pretext of securing them recruitment into Ghana’s security services. Clement Osei-Wusu is alleged to have promised to enlist the complainant and his relatives into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Ghana … The post Travel and tour agent remanded over…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}