Crime & Punishment of Tuesday, 30 May 2006

Source: GNA

Farmer arrested for allegedly kidnapping children

Goaso(B/A), May 30, GNA - The police at Fosukrom in the

Western Region has arrested a 55-year-old farmer Madam Akosua Manu, for allegedly kidnapping four children for two days. Police Inspector George W. Agbezo, briefing the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Fosukrom, said on May 17 this year, when parents of the children had left for the market at Camp-15 Junction, near Fosukrom, the suspect took the children aged four, six, seven and 10 into the bush.

Police Inspector Agbezo said when their parents returned and did not find the children they reported the matter to the police and a search party found them asleep in the bush.

He said upon interrogation, the children mentioned Madam Manu as the one who sent them there and whilst they were in the bush, one Kwafo Menka, a brother of the suspect brought food to them in the night and asked them not to go anywhere.

Police Inspector Agbezo said Menka has also been arrested to help the police in their investigations.