Police on the hunt for boyfriends of "false kidnapping" St Louis JHS students

9th February 2021

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The Ashanti Regional Police Command is on the hunt for two boys who hosted two female St. Louis Junior High School students who were reported to have been kidnapped.

In a statement, the Ashanti Regional Police Command urged the public to disregard the case of "alleged kidnapping" since the girls (names withheld) went to visit their boyfriends, Clement Coleman and Nana Kwame at Tafo-Ahenbronum and had been staying at that address with their friends since Friday, February 5, 2021.

The Police statement further disclosed that one of the girls aged 15, left home on February 5, 2021, and did not return home.

"Investigation later indicated that the said missing person had cited the brother to inform him that she was at Embassy Hotel, Suame Kotoko, but pretended it was a kidnapping," the statement said.

"On 8th February 2021 the Suame Police Divisional Command acting upon intelligence found the girl in the company of another girl (name withheld) also of St. Louis JHS Form-3. Investigation revealed that the girls, on Friday 5th February 2021, left home for school and have since not returned home, apparently, they went to visit their boyfriends, Clement Coleman and Nana Kwame at Tafo-Ahenbronum and that they had been staying at that address with their friends since Friday 5th February 2021.

"The girls are assisting Police to trace and arrest the boys to assist in Investigations".

Read the statement below:

1. The Ashanti Regional Police Command wishes to inform the general public to disregard a case of an alleged kidnapping of two (2) St. Louis Junior High School students in the Ashanti Region, as the matters are different from what the actual cast is about.

2. On Saturday 6th February 2021 at about 10:00pm the Suame Police received a case of Missing Person from a complainant of Breman —Nkwantwima, that on 5th February. his daughter. age 15 years old, left the home to school and has since not returned.

3. Investigation later indicated that the said missing person had cited the brother to inform him that she was at Embassy Hotel, Suame Kotoko, but pretended it was a kidnapping.

4. On 8th February 2021 the Suame Police Divisional Command acting upon intelligence found the girl in the company of another girl (name withheld) also of St. Louis JHS Form-3. Investigation revealed that the girls, on Friday 5th February 2021, left home for school and have since not returned home, apparently, they went to visit their boyfriends, Clement Coleman and Nana Kwame at Tafo-Ahenbronum and that they had been staying at that address with their friends since Friday 5th February 2021.

5. The girls are assisting Police to trace and arrest the boys to assist in Investigations.

6. The Ashanti Regional Police Command would like to thank the general public for their cooperation and will like to assure them to our resolve to deal effectively and efficiently with all cases reported to the Police.