Alarming increase in kidnappings – Police

General News of Sunday, April 21, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-04-21

The Ghanaian police have described as worrying the recent cases of kidnappings and attacks of foreign nationals in the country.

The fate of three families in the West region remains in abeyance after the disappearance of their loved ones last year.

This week, Nabil Makram Basbous, a 61-year-old Lebanese consular general and head of mission of Estonia in Ghana, was rescued successfully after his kidnapping by Nigerians.

S addressing Citi News, public relations officer of the Accra Regional Police Command, DSP Efia Tenge, the current trend of crime in the country is alarming.

"We have to meet and whatever the position of the security agencies, we will let you know. For the moment, it is very worrying for us to deal with this trend of crime in this part of the country right now. But every time we come up with a plan and we have to tell you what we need to do, we'll let them know. "

Police looking for 3 Nigerians as a result of the abduction of a Lebanese mission to Ghana

Ghanaian police are looking for three Nigerian nationals involved in the alleged abduction of Nabil Makram Basbous, Lebanese consular general and head of the Estonian mission to Ghana.

Basbous was reportedly kidnapped by Nigerian fugitives on Friday, 19 April.

DSP Efia Tenge, who confirmed the rescue at Citi News, said his company had stepped up procedures to arrest unscrupulous people who committed the crime.

In addition, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghanaian police has identified the location of the three girls kidnapped in Takoradi in the western region, without however specifying the exact location for their safety.

COP Addo Danquah, Cd Boss, urged anxious families to remain steadfast, ensuring that "for women, we know where they are and they are safe."

Elsewhere, about eight people were arrested in the eastern region following the kidnapping, during an attack by the regional command in the municipality of Lower Manya Krobo, in the area of ​​?? 39; East.