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Crime & Punishment of Friday, May 3rd, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-05-03
This incident comes as a result of recent kidnappings in the country.
Eastern police arrested a man forcibly transporting a 14 – year – old boy to Nigeria to get married.
The suspect Iddrisu Abubakar and the victim were on a motorcycle heading towards the Agordeke pontoon to cross Lake Volta until Kpando when the police apprehended them.
The police arrested them after the suspect's continued sobs and crying.
East Region Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh, told Citi News that the teen's mother corroborated her story after an interrogation.
"The Donkorkrom police arrested a Fulani man, an Abubakari Iddrisu, with a 14-year-old girl. She was taken against her will on the pontoon of Agbodeke to be sent to Kpando. The police saw the lady crying. When police questioned the suspect, he claimed that he was sending the victim, who is his daughter, to Nigeria's grandmother. "
"The police were not satisfied, so we looked further … When the girl was interviewed, she told us that the father was taking her to Nigeria to marry someone who was far from her age. We warn the public to abstain. This is against the laws of Ghana. We also want to warn people to be on the lookout. "
This incident comes as a result of recent kidnappings in the country.
The families of the three girls who went missing in Takoradi several months ago are demanding that the IDC seek them out, but officials have asked the families to remain steadfast while continuing their investigations.
The girls Ruth Quayson, Priscilla Blessing Bentum and Priscilla Koranchie were reportedly abducted between August 2018 and January 2019.
The main suspect in the kidnapping, Sam Udoetuk Wills, who was arrested again after escaping from his cell, was jailed for eighteen months.
During the period, residents of the city expressed their concerns about the pace of investigations.
Some groups organized demonstrations and also petitioned the president and the regional coordination council of Sekondi.
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