The Ghana Police service has announced the arrest of a man who kidnapped and demanded a GH¢20,000 ransom for the return of a 10-year-old boy in Yendi.
A news release by the Police said the suspect Mahamadu Fulani, a herdsman, took the boy along with cattle belonging to the boy’s father to the grazing field on January 6, 2020, but later called the boy’s father to demand a GH¢20,000 ransom for his release.
The release further disclosed that “True to his demand, the suspect failed to return the boy and left the grazing field with him”.
Police investigation led to the arrest of the suspect two days later, on 8th January 2020 at Yendi in the Northern Region. The victim has now been rescued to be reunited with his father.
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