Four people are currently in the grip of the Central Regional Police Command after allegedly stealing a month-old baby.
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The suspects, Maxwell Otoo, Jariah Abubakar, Florence Eshun and Monica Asare were arrested at their hideouts after police received a complaint from the baby’s mother, Comfort Fenyi.
The incident occurred at Abura Abakrampa in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central region.
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According to reports, the mother left her baby with an unknown person to buy medicine from a nearby drugstore but returned and found her child missing.
The distraught mother, Ms Fenyi quickly reported the matter to the police.
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Confirming the incident to Adom News, Central Regional Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Oppong said they quickly mounted a manhunt leading to the arrest of the suspects at their hideouts at Nyinasin, Abura, all in the Cape Coast Metropolis.
Source: Ghana|Adom News|Kofi Adjei
