The Elmina Magistrate Court has remanded Daniel Wallace, an 18-year-old high school student, into police custody over claims he kidnapped two children.
Reports indicate that the suspect allegedly kidnapped the six-year-old kids on May 6, 2020, at Ametoe a suburb of Komenda.
The suspect is said to have demanded a GHS6,000 ransom.
The Public Relations Officer of the Central Regional Police Command, DSP Irene Oppong said “On June 6, 2020, the Komenda Police station received a complaint from one Paa Ekow Eduam that his child and a friend both six years were playing within the area and later went to visit their grandfather but have not heard from them again. Later a strange number called him demanding for a ransom of GHS 6,000 before releasing the children.”
“On that same day, the Komenda District Police with support from the Regional Police Command and community members managed to rescue the children,” DSP Irene Oppong said.
She indicated further that, “Investigations have begun in the case and the suspect will reappear in court again on June 25, 2020”.