Jojo Mills-Robertson recognised for his role in ‘Efiewura’ series as Sofo Joe has recounted a scheme executed by someone he regarded as a friend that would have gotten him deported from the United States.

During his initial stay at the US, the Ghanaian actor noted that he did not have in his possession the required documents to make him a legal migrant.

However, he had been saving to ensure he goes through the right process. He decided to have his money saved in his friend's account (Joe, not his real name) which was later allegedly squandered on his blind side.

“Later when I asked for my money, he kept telling me I shouldn’t worry he will give it to me. Then I told him that he knew I needed the money for some important things but he still told me to be patient.

“One day, he called me that I should come so we go to the bank for my money. With excitement, I sat in the car. When we got to a traffic light, although the red light was on, my friend still crossed on a top speed and I was wondering why,” he said in the local parlance.

A police vehicle then pursued them and finally caught up to them. Before the officer's arrival, Jojo said "my friend asked me to put my hand on the dashboard because the police there were very disciplined so I obeyed."

Upon his arrival, the officer is said to have asked why they crossed the red light.

"My friend explained to him that it was a mistake,” he said.

The officer asked for Joe's driving licence and after a brief investigation, realised the car has no record.

"Don’t we have any illegal thing in our car?” Jojo said the officer then asked. According to him, immediately the question was posed, Joe pointed to him that he is illegal.

“He said ask this gentleman. He does illegal stuff. So, the police said why is he pointing at me when I am not the one driving the car. Then the policeman asked my name and then I mentioned it; then he asked for my documents but I told him I didn’t have; then my friend told him, I'm a criminal, I don't have papers.”

“But the policeman insisted that even if I don’t have papers, I am not the one driving the car and told my friend that he is not an immigration officer so why did he cross the red light? The policeman added that since you say you’re not involved in illegality and your friend also has no papers, what do we do?” he quizzed.

In the end, he said the policeman gave Joe a citation and asked him not to do that again.

"When we got home, then I told my friend that I want to go and see my nephew in Virginia and he asked me what I was going to do there and I told him I was going to visit him and that was when I never returned again to his house,” he added.