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THE Takoradi Central Police have arrested two family members who allegedly impersonated a deceased relation to enable them to claim the survivor’s insurance benefits belonging to a deceased member of the Social Security and National Insurance Scheme (SSNIT).
Christina Blay, a trader and sister of the deceased, Mr John Kwame Blay, with social security number 48131817, was alleged to have posed as the spouse of the deceased, while the mother of the deceased, Sarah Addison, was also arrested for her alleged connivance with Ms Blay to make the claims.
The Takoradi Area Manager of SSNIT, Mr Enoch Acheampong, who briefed the Daily Graphic, said someone hinted the real spouse, Ms Stella Akosua Yeboah, who resided at Kasoa in the Central Region, about what was happening.
He said on hearing the development, Ms Yeboah reported the case to the customer care office at the SSNIT headquarters in Accra.
Mr Acheampong said a team from the SSNIT investigation unit was sent to Kasoa to investigate the case.
The area manager said after interviewing some family members, it was established that Christina Blay was a sister and not the spouse of the deceased.
He said the investigation team led the police to arrest Ms Blay, who resides at Assakae, a suburb of Takoradi, and Madam Addison.
They have since been granted police enquiry bail pending further investigations into the matter.
When contacted, a source at the Takoradi Central Police Station confirmed the arrest of the two persons but said the case was still under investigations.