The Dansoman Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested Latifa Salifu in connection with the theft of a four-day-old baby boy from the postnatal ward of Mamprobi Hospital in Accra.

Speaking during a press briefing on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, Superintendent Juliana Obeng, Head of Public Affairs for the Accra Region, said the arrest followed swift police investigations and public cooperation after the incident was reported on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

According to police, at around 10 a.m. on the 17th, Abigail Dzikunu, accompanied by Henrita Abe Blessed, reported "that an unidentified woman, disguised as a nurse, had stolen a newborn from the hospital’s postnatal ward."

The baby’s mother, Precious Ankomah, who delivered her son on February 14, 2026, told police that "a woman dressed in a nurse’s peach-colored uniform took the baby under the pretext of administering medication and disappeared."

Police immediately visited the facility, obtained statements, and launched a manhunt. At about 3:40 a.m. on Wednesday, February 18, officers arrested Latifa Salifu, 33, a cloth seller in Accra, at the premises of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, where she was found with a baby suspected to be the missing child.

The suspect claimed she had delivered at the hospital and was discharged due to a lack of care; however, police investigations found no records to support her claim.

The suspect is currently in police custody, while arrangements are being made to place the baby under hospital care for safekeeping, further investigations, and medical attention.