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THE AKYEM Tafo branch chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Yaw Atua who disguised himself as the Krontihene of Kwahu Mpraeso and succeeded in deceiving the Eastern regional commander of the Ghana Police Service, DCOP Yaagy Akuriba to cause the transfer of the Akyem Tafo district police commander, ASP John Yeboah, has been exposed. The fake chief, prior to embarking on the disguise mission, was under investigation for allegedly stealing GH�6,000.00 left in a taxi by a passenger. Police sources revealed to the DAILY HERITAGE that the chief dressed in kente cloth, put on regalia and went to the office of the Eastern regional police commander to allege that the chiefs and people of Akyem Tafo want the immediate transfer of the Tafo district police commander because he is allegedly corrupt. Following the request, the Eastern regional police commander, DCOP Akuriba transferred the Akyem Tafo district commander to be in charge of police visibility at the regional police headquarters. The transfer and the fake chieftaincy representation by the GPRTU chairman has been met with strong objection by the residents of Akyem Tafo and its environs who are agitated about the transfer and are calling on the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Alhassan to intervene. The residents say the allegations raised by the GPRTU chairman against the district commander are untrue and that the carrier of the message was a fake chief. When contacted, the transferred Tafo district police commander, ASP John Yeboah refuted the allegations leveled against him and declined further comments on the matter. In an interview, Mr Atua, the Tafo branch chairman of GPRTU admitted dressing as a chief to the regional commander�s office because he is from the royal family. He denied the allegation of embezzling of the lost money given to him, adding that the said money was given to the owner whose name he would not mention.