Police Rescue Abducted Girl Being Sent to Kenya, Arrest Suspect at Airport
- A nine-year-old girl was rescued from a suspected abductor at Accra International Airport
- Police arrested 36-year-old Regina Mamle Tawiah, believed to be sending the girl to Kenya
- The rescued girl has since been reunited with her dad, all thanks to the vigilant police team
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The Ghana Police Service has rescued a nine-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted at Agormanya Zongo in the Odumase-Krobo District of the Eastern Region.
A woman was arrested in connection with the incident.
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Police in a statement on Facebook said the arrest was made on April 20, following a complaint lodged a day earlier by the victim’s father, who reported that his daughter had left home and failed to return.
Police said investigations and intelligence-led operations led officers from the Odumase-Krobo District Command, with support from personnel of the Bureau of National Investigations at the Accra International Airport, to apprehend the suspect, identified as Regina Mamle Tawiah, aged 36.
The victim was rescued at the airport, where preliminary investigations suggest the suspect was attempting to send the child to Kenya.
The girl has since been reunited with her father.
The suspect was arraigned before the Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court on Tuesday, April 21, where she pleaded not guilty.
The Eastern Regional Police Command has urged the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity they encounter.
Ghanaian reported missing in Burkina Faso
A Ghanaian youth leader, Sadat Ibrahim, has reportedly been abducted in Burkina Faso. Reports about his alleged abduction emerged on March 17.
Residents of Wuru, a border community in the Sissala East District of the Upper West Region, raised the alarm.
Residents said insecurity along the Ghana–Burkina Faso border has worsened since December 2025, after Burkinabè soldiers were arrested and detained by Ghana Immigration and military personnel in Tumu.
According to residents, Ibrahim went missing on March 4, 2026, after travelling to Kounou, a Burkinabè border town near Wuru, to seek medical care for a relative.
Ghanaians killed in Burkina Faso
This incident comes after seven Ghanaian tomato traders were killed when terrorists attacked the town of Titao in Burkina Faso on February 14, 2026.
The victims were among a group of 18 traders in Burkina Faso.
The government, through the statement, solidarised with the families of the victims and assured them of its full support.
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The Islamist attack also led to concerns that tomato prices in Ghana would be affected.
A tomato seller with over 30 years of experience, Esther Owusu Ansah, said that traders may soon stop travelling to Burkina Faso if adequate security is not guaranteed.
Two scrap dealers lynched over alleged kidnapping
YEN.com.gh reported that two scrap dealers were lynched in Ntensere on March 15, 2026, after being accused of attempting to abduct a three-year-old boy.
According to reports, the incident began when a nine-year-old girl raised the alarm after claiming that one of the scrap dealers had put her brother in a sack.
Community members intervened, and one dealer was reportedly lynched on the spot. The second was tracked to a scrap metal facility, where he was killed after being attacked with stones.
Source: YEN.com.gh
