Four persons have been arrested by the Central North Regional Police Command in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a 30-year-old man.
The victim, Bismark Amoh, was allegedly kidnapped by the suspects more than a week ago and subjected to severe torture while a ransom of GH¢45,000 was demanded for his release.
The police, under a rescue operation code-named “Operation Rescue the Victim and Arrest the Perpetrators”, traced the suspects and the victim to a location in the Ashanti Region.
At a press briefing on Monday, September 14, the Central North Regional Police Commander, DCOP Abraham Acquaye, announced the arrest of four suspects.
They are Mavis Badu Acheampong, 42, a teacher at Kumasi Girls Senior High School and resident of Breman UGC; Charles Doku, 53, a security guard and resident of Breman UGC; Oteng Baffour, 31, an electrician and resident of Breman UGC; and Kenneth Opoku Kwarteng, alias Culture, whose age has not been confirmed and who is also a teacher at Kumasi Girls Senior High School.
Police are also searching for another suspect, a senior military officer who is alleged to have orchestrated the incident.
