A 42 years old house wife Mad. Adisa Sumaila who impersonated the wife of her husband elder brother to be paid an amount of Gh¢ 735.32 as death and survivors benefit has been arrested and she is assisting the police for further investigations.
Madam Sumaila feigned as Barikisu Dasmani, the wife of the late Amalbo Dasmani, formerly of the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital and had two children with him who are twins; Namawu Dasmani and Asana Dasmani.
According to the Bawku branch manager of social security and national insurance trust (SSNIT) Mr.Abudu Abdulai, Mad. Adisa Sumaila now identified as her real name came to the office and introduced herself as Barikisu Dasmani, the wife of the deceased. Therefore, she wanted to claim the benefit entitled to her two children as the SSNIT contribution by her late husband.
Mr. Abdulai explained that after processing all documents he asked Mad. Sumaila to produce the photographs of the children which is accordance with the children Act 560 0f 1960 when paying benefit involving minors to their guardians.
He explained further that Mad. Sumaila could not do so, however promised to bring them the following day but never retuned. The Manager said after waiting for two weeks without the woman showing up, he decided to follow up to find out what the problem was.
He added that upon reaching the village (Zawse) a suburb of Bawku in the upper east region, he asked of Mad. Barikisu and was shown a house near by only to chance upon the real mother of the twins who produced the National Health Insurance cards of the children but knew nothing of such benefits.
Mr. Abudu added that he again went to the house of Mad. Sumaila which was few meters away and invited her to come for the money even if she had not got the pictures.
He said in the SSNIT office, the two women met and when she Sumaila was asked whether she knew Barikisu, she responded in the negative but Barikisu said she knew her and established the relationship between them.
However, at the police station, she confessed impersonating Barikisu and said it was plot among her husband, her rival, one Razak Amalbo and herself. But the money has since been paid to the real mother.
The Manager issued a strong warning to those hatching such diabolic plan to desist from it since they are on the alert for such fraudsters and will be prosecuted in law court when caught.
Godwin Nkunu
ISD-Bawku
Friday, May 30, 2008
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