“My daughter still in the custody of kidnappers after receiving a ransom”- aggrieved father
A parent of some kidnapped girls at Takoradi in the Western Region has stated that, after meeting the demands of the perpetrators, they have failed to fulfill their end of the bargain.
According to Mr Kuranchie, he had paid the ransom that was demanded in exchange for his daughter but he was later called on her phone only to hear her scream at the background.
He stated while speaking on starr fm, an Accra based radio station that, “I was told my daughter had gone to town to buy some things. Unfortunately, she never returned till I later received a call from her. My daughter told me she has been taken to a place she doesn’t know. I later received another call from the kidnappers who asked that I send them GHC50,000 so they could release my daughter. The kidnappers keep using my daughters phone to call me. Sometimes, they just place a phone call and ask my daughter to shout in the background saying I should come to her aid. One of the kidnappers who constantly speak to me has a Nigerian accent. I managed to mobilize some cash and sent to the kidnappers but unfortunately, they still haven’t released my daughter”.
He further added “I was very bitter, sad and hurt when the dress of my daughter was shown to me in court. I cannot tell whether or not my daughter is dead or alive. My daughter is 16 years old. She is the only daughter I have. I lost my wife so I have taking my daughter as my everything. At night, I just pray to my Marker and sleep. When I go to bed, I sleep”.
He said he is hopeful the police will expedite action in arresting the culprits so their victims will be released.
Kidnapping has been on the rise in the Western region. Residents of the region say about seven people have been kidnapped so far, a claim the police has disputed. The police put the figure at three.
The Takoradi Police Commamd has indicated that, a notorious kidnapper, Samuel Udoetuk, who broke out cells on December 30 2018 has been re-arrested at Nkroful outskirts, , a farming community in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis in an abandoned house.
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