We are working hard to bring missing girls back from Takoradi – Akufo-Addo

General News of Thursday, July 25, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-07-25

President Nana Akufo-Addo badured that the government and security agencies were doing everything possible to ensure that missing Takoradi girls were reunited with their families.

According to him, the government is working vigorously to rescue the girls but his work has remained discreet.

The president made the statement on the second day of his trip to the western region on Wednesday.

"Every effort is made to bring back the girls. The fact that there is not much information in the public domain does not mean that the state or security agencies are not working hard to ensure their safe return to their families. " said the president.

Ruthlove Quayson, Priscilla Blessing Bentum and Priscilla Koranchie, kidnapped between August and December 2018, remained secret several months after the case became more widespread at the national level.

Two suspects, the two Nigerians, are currently on trial for their alleged involvement in the crime.

Meanwhile, the Sekondi High Court, presided over by Judge Hanna Taylor, adjourned for the second time the case against Samuel Udoetuk Wills and John Oji, the suspects in the case.

The case was adjourned following a request by State Attorney, Adelaide Kobire Woode, that she would have had difficulty meeting with the two defendants who were being held separately in the jails. security at Nsawam and at the CID headquarters in Accra to gather information. modify the information sheet for the case to be processed.

Anguished families have spent the last few months demanding the urgency of the police, but officials have asked the families to remain steadfast while continuing their investigations.

The main suspect in the kidnapping, Sam Udoetuk Wills, has already been sentenced to 18 months in jail for escaping from the cells in December 2018, following his arrest.

During the period, residents of Takoradi Sekondi Metropolis expressed concern about the pace of investigations.

Some groups organized demonstrations and also petitioned the president and the regional coordination council of Sekondi.