The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man suspected to be the person behind the audio recording describing an alleged elaborate incident of criminal behaviour on the part of the police.
In the audio recording that has been widely circulated, the man, who introduced himself as Dr Patrick Asiedu, claimed that he had been stopped by police officers who planted substances suspected to be narcotics in his car and attempted to extort money from him.
“Police investigations, so far, have established that the man who has been arrested is indeed called Patrick Asiedu, he is an Uber driver and not a doctor,” said a statement released by the service on Wednesday (18 January 2023).
“The investigations show that the entire story narrated in the audio tape is false and a total fabrication by the suspect.
Figment of imagination
“The supposed military intervention and the alleged fight between the police officers and the military described in such dramatic detail in the audio tape are all false and a figment of the suspect’s imagination,” said the statement, which was signed by a spokeswoman for the police, ACP Grace Ansah-Akrofi.
It added: “Equally false are the vivid descriptions of having been taken to the Accra Central and East Legon Police Stations as well as the Narcotics Control Commission. The claims of fingerprints being taken are all also untrue.
“Patrick Asiedu, the suspect, however, alleged that he had once witnessed an incident similar to the one that he described in the audio tape happen to one of his passengers.
“Meanwhile, in another audio tape that has come to the attention of the police, the suspect alleges to have met with the Inspector General of Police. We wish to categorically state that this claim is also false and should be disregarded,” the statement further said.
“Investigations are still ongoing and the suspect Patrick Asiedu, who is currently in police custody, will be brought to face justice.”
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