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Beatrice Naa Lamley, a 19-year-old mobile money saleswoman, was sentenced to 12 months in jail after being found guilty of having simulated her own kidnapping.
On June 24, Beatrice allegedly conspired with three other people to simulate her kidnapping and demanded 10,000 Ghanaian cedis as ransom for her family.
A report was presented to the James Town police and, after two weeks of investigation, she was arrested in her Osu hiding place in Accra.
In a press release signed by the Accra Regional Police Command, the public was advised to refrain from such "malicious" acts.
"The convicted person, on June 24, 2019, conspired with three other people to simulate his abduction in order to obtain a ransom of 10,000 Ghanaian Cedis from his family. Information provided to James Town police and a new investigation led to his arrest after two weeks in his hiding place in Osu, Accra. She was duly brought before the district court of Adjabeng for prosecution "
"Beatrice Naa Lamley Kitson Mills was sentenced to 12 months in jail after the court found her guilty of the offense of publishing false news in violation of section 208 of the Offenses Act. 1960 (ACT 29) in order to deter others "
In February, a student allegedly conspired with friends to demand a ransom of 9,000 GH ¢ from his parents.
De-Vreeze Quaynoo, the sophomore of Ghana's technical and secondary high school, allegedly conspired with other students to simulate the demand for kidnapping.
The police said they were pursuing the other accomplices whose names were Anthony Osei-Prempeh, Elijah Sam, Daniel and Evelyn.
In the other case, a mother of two, Lucy Awortwi, who is reportedly around 20 years old, was arrested after mocking a case of kidnapping her ex-husband.
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