25 Rescued From ‘Kidnappers’

Some of the suspects on their way to the police station

 

Some twenty-five (25) individuals have been rescued from a suspected kidnapping hideout at New Site-Housing, near Effiakuma in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality of the Western Region.

It was gathered that the victims, believed to have been brought from neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire, were lured through what appeared to be a fraudulent recruitment scheme.

According to reports, the rescued individuals, many of whom were visibly weak to move, are currently receiving care and support.

Meanwhile, the police have confirmed that they have arrested five suspects in connection with the case.

The suspects, made up of four men and one woman, were apprehended during initial police interrogation with one of the victims.

The victim, a male, in his early 30s, managed to escape captivity on Sunday, June 1, 2025.

The victim sought help from a trader in the Effiakuma Zongo area, but the trader, unable to understand the victim’s dialect, alerted a resident called Abdul Ganiyu.

Ganiyu identified the language of the victim as ‘Dyula’, which is commonly spoken in Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Mali.

The victim explained that he and his wife and others were lured through an alleged fraudulent recruitment scheme, and revealed where the others were being kept.

Ganiyu then reached out to the Assembly Member for Effiakuma Zongo, Hamza Mohammed Ameen Adam, and together with some concerned residents, stormed the eight-bedroom apartment near the Takoradi Technical University, where the victims were being kept.

DAILY GUIDE gathered that on arrival, they found the entrance locked, but they forced their way inside and discovered the 25 individuals, including six women, who were visibly distressed.

According to the Assembly Member, it was revealed that the victims were staying in nearly empty rooms and were stripped of basic amenities.

Hamza Mohammed mentioned that the rooms contained only the victims’ personal belongings, talismans, and other voodoo items, and that none of the victims could confirm how long they had been held.

“Strangely, some of the neighbours claimed to be unaware of anyone occupying the premises,” he added.

He said police interrogated the victims, and with help from the initial escapee, the five suspects believed to have played a role in the alleged kidnapping operation, were arrested.

“The five suspects were immediately separated from the rest and later placed in police custody,” he disclosed.

He said the authorities are working to verify the identities of all those rescued.

Meanwhile, police investigations are still underway to uncover the full extent of the operation.

It was gathered that the owner of the apartment where the victims and the suspects were found is yet to be identified.

 

From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi

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