8 arrested for beating man as ‘initiation’ into internet fraud

Fraudsters arrested for beating man Eight suspects have been arrested by the police for allegedly subjecting a 21-year-old man to a severe beating as part of his initiation into an internet fraud operation at Kotokrom, a suburb of the Sunyani West Municipality in the Bono Region.

Preliminary investigations, according to the police, have also uncovered details of an alleged internet fraud operation involving the suspects and a man identified as Nwachukwu King Augustine, described as their chairman.

According to a statement issued by the Bono Regional Police Command on October 9, 2026, the suspects were arrested by the Regional Operations Unit after officers responded to a distress call on October 4.