Some unidentified men who allegedly kidnapped a teenager on Friday in Ho later abandoned him when an unidentified voice told the perpetrators that they rather needed a girl.
The victim, (name withheld), narrated from his hospital bed that some unidentified kidnappers took him hostage outside their gated house around Area 52, when he stepped out to find a place urinate.
He said he remembered a hand blindfolding him, and later on, a voice saying a female was preferred over a male, while he had been kept in a sack with hands and face tied with ropes, in an unknown environment.
Father of the 14-year-old teenager, Selorm Awadi said his son was picked by the men, who managed to conceal the victim in a white sack.
However, he was found abandoned in the area, where he was earlier kidnapped.
He told the GNA that his son had returned from buying bread for the household before 0900 hours, however, shortly after that errand he could not be traced.
Later on, word went round that a boy was abandoned in a sack around the popular Mirage pub area, in Ho.
Mr Awadi said he thought such an incident was far away from him, so he never worried, until he was confronted with the reality.
Mr Prosper Kofi Pi-Bansah, Ho Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), who conveyed the victim to the Municipal Hospital for medical attention, said this could be a clear case of a ritual operation gone good for the victim and bad for the kidnappers, while confirming the incident to the GNA.
The MCE appealed to parents and guardians to be watchful over their children, especially teenagers, to keep them from danger at all times.
Meanwhile, hospital sources said the condition of the victim was stabilised after receiving treatment.
The Municipal Police Command has begun investigations into the alleged kidnapping episode.
Latest Stories
-
Ancient culture of Anlo Kingdom: Exploring “Torkor Atorlia,” the fifth landing stage’s old ways of punishment
13 mins -
Leaders from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Botswana, Cameroon and Sierra Leone to lead discussions at Africa Finance Corporation’s (AFC) 4th Country & Stakeholder Symposium
44 mins -
Network International Delivers Strong 2023 Revenue growth at 15% y/y and free cashflow growth of 16% y/y
44 mins -
President Akufo-Addo extends Easter Greetings to Ghanaians, urges safe drive
54 mins -
Government pushes for use of more local materials in housing, other infrastructure projects
1 hour -
Dr Bawumia extends Easter greetings to Christians
2 hours -
CAF Confederation Cup: ‘Ghanaians should expect victory against Stade Malien’ – Dreams FC forward Ishmael Dede
2 hours -
CAF Confederation Cup: ‘We want to go there and win’ – Karim Zito on Stade Malian clash
3 hours -
Togbe Adzie Lãkle Howusu XII endorses youth leadership as New Force Movement gains momentum
3 hours -
Public Utility Workers Union appeals to PURC to address power crisis
3 hours -
Anbariya loses another appeal in Kumasi as Appeal Court ratifies High Court ruling against the Islamic Institute
4 hours -
Highway construction health hazard: Ofankor-Pokuase-Nsawam residents appeal for dust relief
4 hours -
SuperJazzClub releases its first single of the year ‘Off’
4 hours -
Methodist Church to lobby Akufo-Addo for expedited assent to anti-LGBTQI+ Bill
4 hours -
Spare health facilities from unplanned ‘dumsor’ – Minority to government
4 hours