Suspicious Man With Baby Almost Accosted by Angry Mob at Circle: “The Child Is My Niece”
- A man suspected of being a baby thief sparked some commotion at Circle in Ghana's capital, Accra
- The incident was captured on video and showed some men confronting the suspect with some questions
- Some demanded that the police get involved, while one person accused the man of being engaged in rituals
A young man narrowly escaped the wrath of an angry mob during the busy afternoon hours on Monday, October 13, 2025, at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra.
Ghanaweb reported that the sight of the unidentified young man drew a crowd, with onlookers expressing suspicion and concern.
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In a video from the scene, the man told bystanders that the child was his niece and that he was helping to care for her while the mother attended to an errand.
Despite his explanation, many members of the public appeared unconvinced, fearing the situation could be a possible case of child abduction.
Some of the men demanded that he hand over the baby to the police for verification.
One person could be heard accusing him of possibly using the baby for money rituals.
The young man was eventually escorted by some concerned individuals and onlookers to the nearest police station for further questioning.
Undertaker lynched over alleged ritual killings
In December 2024, an angry mob at Adum-Dominase, a small farming community in the Mpohor Fiase District, lynched a suspected serial killer.
The victim, Joseph Ankomah, an undertaker, was killed following allegations of ritual murders.
The mob found bloodstains and blood-soaked clothes at his home, according to 3News.
Their actions were reportedly triggered by the murder of Diana Asante, a 22-year-old mobile money vendor.
Asante had gone missing on December 17, 2024, and was discovered three days later, wrapped in a bedspread.
Ankomah was also known as a food vendor in the area.
He reportedly confessed to the killings under duress and alleged that two prominent individuals in the district had contracted him for the killings.
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SHS students arrested for lynching spiritualist
In August, two Twifo Praso Senior High School students were arrested over the death of a spiritualist, who had accused one of them of stealing a phone from a fellow student.
The incident caused tensions in the Twifo Praso community, but Ghana Police Service personnel calmed the situation.
The incident also sparked outrage among some youths, who planned to storm the school campus for a revenge attack. However, police intervened to calm the situation.
Baby stolen at Zibilla hospital
YEN.com.gh also previously reported that an infant was reported missing at the Zibilla District Hospital in the Upper East Region in June 2024.
The midwife on duty at the time of the incident stated that the mother left the baby in the care of a woman she had met at the hospital in order to shower.
When she returned, both her child and the stranger were missing. The case was reported to the police, who sought to apprehend the woman and rescue the child.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
