Pastor remanded over alleged GH¢1.56m security jobs scam

The Dansoman Circuit Court has remanded a pastor, Noah Asare, also known as Agya Noah, for allegedly defrauding more than 80 people of GH¢1.56 million under the guise of securing their recruitment into Ghana’s security services.

The accused, who resides at Anyaa, in Accra, is alleged to have represented that he had access to protocol slots through senior government officials for recruitment into the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS).

The case was brought before the court on Wednesday by Police Inspector Esther Mensah.

The court, presided over by His Honour Denis Eyram Fumey, did not take the accused’s plea because investigations were still ongoing. The court subsequently adjourned the case to September 30, 2026.

According to the prosecutor, the case came to light after Bernice Ekutor, a trader residing at Kentinkrono, in Kumasi, allegedly became involved in the recruitment arrangement.

The prosecution said that in September 2025, Asare met Ms Ekutor at Danyame in Kumasi and introduced himself as a pastor who prayed for top government officials and could secure her a permanent job at Ghana Gas.

It said that in October 2025, Asare contacted Ms Ekutor by telephone and allegedly told her that he had protocol slots from some senior ministers and that the Chief of Staff had provided slots for applicants seeking enlistment into the various security services.

The accused allegedly told her that he had more than 100 slots and instructed her to collect GH¢25,000 from each applicant seeking recruitment into the Ghana Armed Forces and Immigration Service, and GH¢20,000 from those seeking recruitment into the Police and Fire Services.

The prosecution said Ms Ekutor subsequently collected amounts ranging from GH¢20,000 to GH¢25,000 from 78 applicants, including complainants, with the total amount allegedly reaching GH¢1.56 million.

The complainants include Erica Nyarko, an unemployed person and Bernice Atwei Adjetey, a packer at Everpack in Accra.

The prosecution further told the court that on May 11, 2026 Asare provided Ms Ekutor with a contact at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and instructed her to take 84 applicants for medical screening.

She was allegedly directed to collect GH¢1,500 from each applicant as medical fees and hand the money to the accused’s contact, who introduced himself as Dr Sarpong.

Acting on the instructions, Ms Ekutor allegedly took the applicants to Korle-Bu and collected a total of GH¢50,000, which was handed over to the said contact.

The prosecution said that following suspicions surrounding the recruitment exercise, a complaint was lodged with the police for assistance.

Ms Ekutor was subsequently arrested at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital on May 14, 2026 following intelligence gathered by the police.

During interrogation, she allegedly mentioned Asare as the person who had instructed her to collect the money from the applicants on the promise of securing their recruitment into the security services.

The accused was later arrested at his hideout at AkimOda with the assistance of Ms Ekutor.

According to the prosecution, Asare, in his caution statement admitted to receiving money from Ms Ekutor, but claimed that he took only GH¢130,000 rather than the GH¢1.56 million alleged by the police.

The prosecution said investigations were continuing into the matter.

The accused remains on remand pending his next appearance on September 30, 2026.

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