Bono Region: Police arrest eight over ‘sakawa’ initiation assault, fraudulent acts

The Bono Regional Police Command has arrested eight suspects for allegedly assaulting a 21-year-old man as part of an initiation into an internet fraud business at Kotokrom, a suburb of the Sunyani West Municipality.

Alleged internet fraud operation The police said preliminary investigations indicated that the suspects were brought to Ghana by a man identified as Nwachukwu King Augustine, whom they described as their chairman.

According to a police statement, officers who responded to the call found the victim, identified as Godstime Umukoro, with multiple marks of assault on his body.