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General News of Saturday, April 20, 2019
Source: Dailyguidenetwork.com
2019-04-20
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The consular general and head of the Estonian mission in Ghana, Nabil Makram Basbous, was rescued by the Special Unit for the Control of Weapons and Ammunition (SWAT) of the Regional Police Command. Accra.
The 61-year-old diplomat was kidnapped by Nigerians as he embarked on a health walk in his neighborhood, in Wangara, Labone, Accra.
He was held hostage in a house in Lashibi, a suburb of Tema.
The kidnappers were waiting for ransom when the police stormed the house.
A search carried out in the house revealed that the Hyundai Elantra No. GE 8922 – 17.
The car would have been used for the abduction and was parked in the enclosure.
The police reportedly found a pistol loaded with 7.65mm five-ammo bullets in the car.
Further research led to the discovery of a Honda motorcycle bearing registration number M-19-GR 507 and a pistol.
The suspects are currently on the run, police said.
The information collected by DGN Online indicates that the police have collected information about Nigerians with a suspicious character.
Nigerians would stay at home all day but only go out at night.
Yesterday, April 18, 2019, at around 8 pm, the police monitored the information and located Vivian Farm's home in Lashibi, Tema.
The occupants struggled to enter the house, but the police insisted that three occupants had escaped over a fence wall.
While police raided the scene, the consular general and head of the Estonian mission in Ghana came out of one of the rooms in the house.
He explained that on April 18, 2019, around 7 pm, he went out for a walk in his neighborhood.
About 10 minutes after the start of the ride, a white private car from Hyundai Elantra stopped in front of him.
An occupant of the car came out, fired a gun and ordered him to enter the car or risk being killed when he resists.
Out of fear, he said, he got into the car and was taken away, the kidnappers pointing a gun and an ax at him.
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