The police in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital, are currently on a manhunt for Mr Attah Yaw Yankson, the Adwamponghene of New Juaben Traditional Area of the Eastern Region, for declining a police invitation over the use of fake customized number plates.
Mr Yankson is being sought after by the police for continuously using fake customized plates on unregistered vehicles, an act which is against the law.
The TNP NEWS has been informed that the culprit, over the weekend, was sighted in Koforidua at an event around the Jackson Park with a white Ford Raptor with a customized registration dubbed “Adwamponghene”.
According to deep checks from police sources, the number plate was fake which contravened the law.
Personnel from the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) of the Ghana Police, who traced the vehicle to invite the driver over for investigations, were promised by a family member, Mr Charles Boateng, to report to the regional MTTD command at Galloway on Monday but the culprit on Monday dawn fled the city with the said vehicle and failed to honour the police invitation.
Available information revealed that the said vehicle was unregistered.
Besides, he is said to have been using a fake licence plate (Yiadom 3-24) on a black Land Cruiser GX some time last year and had been on the police wanted list.
Mr Boateng, when contacted on Monday by the police, expressed his disappointment, pleading to bring the culprit and the vehicle on Thursday, 6th February 2025.
In addition, TNP NEWS has learnt that personnel from the police command are making arrangements to pick up the family head if he fails to provide Mr Attah Yaw Yankson on Thursday as promised.
The police have pledged to wage a war on persons who resort to the use of fake number plates, thereby cautioning the general public to desist from using self-acquired fake licence plates but rather engage the Driver Vehicle Licence Authority (DVLA) for original customized plates and other registrations.
Source: TNP NEWS
