Patrick Asiedu, the man behind a viral audio alleging some police officers planted 'wee' and cocaine in his car has been arrested.

According to the police, the arrest was carried on Thursday, January 18, 2023, after investigations proved that the allegations in the said audio were mere fabrications and not the truth.

Also, the police through their investigations established Patrick is an Uber driver and not a medical doctor as he claimed in the audio.

“The police, today, 18th January 2023 have arrested a man suspected to be the person in the audio tape describing an alleged elaborate incident of criminal behaviour on the part of the police.

“In the audio tape that has been widely circulated, the man who introduced himself as Dr Patrick Asiedu claimed that he had been stopped by some police officers who planted substances suspected to be narcotics in his car and attempted to extort money from him.

“The police investigation so far has established that the man who has been arrested and is in police custody, is indeed called Patrick Aseidu, he is an Uber driver and not a doctor,” potions of the police statement read.

The police also revealed that Patrick confessed that " he had once witnessed a similar incident happen to one of his passengers" and that was the motivation for the audio.

Police arrest ‘fake doctor’ who accused some officers of planting ‘wee’, cocaine in his car

The statement added that the supposed military intervention and the alleged fight between the police officers and the military described in the said audio are false.

Read the full statement

Source: The Independent Ghana