Police in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital, have arrested five men accused of unlawfully detaining a man, seizing his property and demanding money in exchange for its return.
In a statement, the Police said the Northern Regional Special Operations Team, known as Red Maria, made the arrests following a complaint from the alleged victim.
According to the Police, the incident began in the Aboabo community in Tamale and later extended to Kalpohin.
The complainant alleged that the five suspects arrested him without lawful authority and took him to their base in Aboabo.
He further alleged that the suspects seized items from his room, including a mobile phone, a Yamaha motorbike, five sachets of suspected tramadol and about GH¢28,000 in cash.
The victim said he was released the following morning, but the suspects later demanded an additional GH¢15,000 before they would return his motorbike.
Acting on the complaint, the Red Maria team tracked and arrested the five suspects. During the operation, the Police said they recovered the complainant’s Yamaha motorbike, GH¢12,273 in cash and five sachets of suspected 250mg tramadol.
The Police added that the suspects and all recovered exhibits have been handed over to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for further investigations.
The suspects are expected to be processed for court after investigations are concluded.
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