By Bernice Bessey
Broad daylight robbery is what one can describe the fraud cases happening at the Accra Railway Station near the Kantamanto and Agbogloshie markets.
Though the area is busy with the influx of people from all walks of life to sell, buy and do other businesses there, it is like no one can help whenever a victim encounters these fraudsters. Concerned persons can only observe with worry, but nothing he or she could really do to help the unsuspecting victims, because of the fear of getting stabbed with a knife or dangerous weapon.
The thieves often defraud their victims by posing as pastors or a stranger who has missed his or her way to a particular destination. Others also pose as Mallams ready to offer spiritual help to interested parties. Persons who are not preview to these tricks get robbed, and some even collapse in the process.
A trader, who said her name was Mansah, told the file that a few days ago, a young woman was deprived of GH¢4,000 given to her by her madam to buy items for the shop, adding that the young woman actually collapsed and water had to be poured on her.
She said though a police station is nearby, nothing really has been done to curtail the menace, which is a threat to even traders in the area. “It is no news that someone had been duped on the rails. Those tricksters have masters they make daily sales to. It is a matter of being careful and vigilant anytime you come around this area,” Mansah advised.
This reporter tried to find out for herself how these tricksters operate, surprisingly, a few metres away from Mansah, heading towards Accra Brewery, here were able ladies being prayed for by the fraudsters.
One can only watch what the fraudsters are doing in the open without uttering a word or signalling a warning sign to the victims. According to another trader the Accra File interviewed, the issue had severally been reported to the Railway Police Station, but the tricksters are still there conducting their criminal activities.
He said sometimes if the tricksters fail to lure a shopper or alike, but realised there is money or valuable items on the person, they would attack him or her. The Accra File, therefore, calls on the police administration to intensify security in the area to bring about sanity.
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