The Police in Accra has arrested six persons for allegedly staging the kidnapping of a student of Presbyterian Boys Senior High School, Legon, Accra. All the six suspects are students of the school. The suspects include two adults and four minors.
According to a police statement on the incident, the kidnapping was initiated by one of the juveniles who wanted to extort money for his parents. He involved three other minors and the two adults identified as Isaac Kissi Adjei alias Kofi Black and Courage Teiko alias Timmy.
The suspects demanded “Three Hundred and Forty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC 340,000.00) as ransom from the alleged victim’s parents,” the police statement said.
However, they only managed to collect GHS20,000 of the total ransom money from the parents.
Find the full statement below.
POLICE ARREST SIX PERSONS FOR STAGING THE KIDNAPPING OF A PRESEC STUDENT IN ACCRA
1. The Ghana Police Service, through an intelligence-led operation and investigation, has arrested six (6) persons including four (4) juveniles who are all students of Presbyterian Boys Senior High School (PRESEC), Legon, Accra, for staging a kidnapping incident. The two (2) adults among the six (6) are Isaac Kissi Adjei alias Kofi Black and Courage Teiko alias Timmy.
2. Preliminary investigations revealed that one of the juveniles, in an attempt to extort money from his parents to enable him travel abroad, conspired with the others to stage the kidnapping incident. In the process, they demanded an amount of Three Hundred and Forty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC 340,000.00) as ransom from the alleged victim’s parents.
3. The Investigation further disclosed that the juveniles, together with the two others, succeeded in collecting an amount of Twenty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢20,000.00) of the total ransom demanded.
4. In line with best practice, the identities of the juveniles have been withheld and their parents and guardians have been duly informed, as Police investigations into the incident continue.
