+ A Ghanaian PhD candidate at ETH Zürich in Switzerland was recently mistaken for a criminal because of his complexion According to the gentleman named George Jojo Boateng, he was stopped in the middle of the road and searched thoroughly like he was a threat Many social media users have been sympathizing with Jojo for having gone through that experience George Jojo Boateng, a PhD student in Zürich, Switzerland has recounted an incident that happened to him which has left many social media users heartbroken. Narrating the story via his Facebook and LinkedIn handles, Jojo Boateng who studies at ETH Zürich, a public research university said he was in Geneva at the time when two police officers suddenly besieged him.