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19-Year-Old Man Arrested for Kidnapping 9-Year-Old

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19-Year-Old Man Arrested for Kidnapping 9-Year-Old

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Police in Akim Oda in the have today Monday February 17, 2020 a 19-year-old Ebenezer Oko, on suspicion of kidnapping a 9-year-old boy at Jamaica, a suburb of Akim Asuboa.

On the morning of Sunday February 16, 2020, the suspect claiming to be a stranger from Accra asked the 9-year-old victim (name withheld) to show him the way leading from Akim Asuboa to Akim Manso which a neighbouring town.

in the afternoon, the suspect called the mother of the victim on mobile to demand an amount of GHȻ 5.000,00 as ransom for his release. Investigation further shows that the suspect travelled the victim by means of trotro, a commercial transport from Akim Asuboa to Manso and continued to Akim Asene and finally to Akim Oda where police traced and arrested him.

The victim is fine and has been handed over to his mother after preliminary assessment and counseling, while the suspect is being processed for court.

We entreat all parents/guardians to educate their kids to know that it is okay to talk to strangers but it is not okay to go anywhere with a stranger without the parent's/guardians' permission.

Do you have a similar experience? Share with us.

Source: #GhanaPolice, Official Facebook Page.

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C. A. Asante is a teacher (Village Teacher) by profession who has reported on a number of elections in Ghana for Central Press Newspaper. He is known among his peers as a researcher and regular contributor in Education, Politics, etc. Follow : Instagram- @ chris_asante1...Facebook: CA Asante

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