Police in the Northern East Region have arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly kidnapping a five-year-old girl in Walewale.
The suspect who has been identified as Solomon Awunibiliga, reportedly abducted the girl from Walewale and absconded to Mirigu, a farming community in the Kasena-Nakana Municipality in the Upper East Region where he was apprehended after receiving intelligence.
The victim is said to have gone missing two weeks ago after she went to school and did not return home.
Her parents and relatives searched for her but were unable to find her.
The North East Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Robert Annabik Anmain, who confirmed the story disclosed that the suspect was arrested at his hideout at Mirigu
He has since been detained in custody at Walewale to assist with investigations.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the mother of the suspect was said to have asked him to get her a grandchild before she died, otherwise he should never step foot at her funeral ground.
To satisfy the demands of his mother, the suspect reportedly visited Walewale and lured the child who had closed from school and was returning home.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
