Categories: Crime

Three kidnappers nabbed at Yendi District

The Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of three suspected kidnappers at Wapuli in the in the Northern Region of Ghana.

These kidnappers, Haruna Seidu, 31, Amidu Bande and 40-year-old Osman Bande are said to have engaged police officers in an exchange of fire when the officers tracked them down to rescue a victim at Wapuli in the Yendi District.

The kidnappers are reported to have demanded a Ghc100,000 ransom from the victim’s family.

The suspects numbered four when they engaged the police but one of them managed to escape with wounds.

The police officers retrieved a motorbike which was abandoned during the fire exchange and a Samsung mobile phone.

Two additional motorbikes and a bag containing an amount of GHC 70,000 believed to be part of the ransom paid before the rescue were also retrieved.

Efo Korsi Senyo

Efo Korsi Senyo is the Executive Editor of AMN - publishers of AwakeNews.com.gh, Awake Africa Magazine and Awake TV. He has over 12years experience in journalism specialized in investigative journalism. Get in touch with him via editor@awakenews.com.gh

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