The Kasoa Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service has apprehended three individuals accused of abducting a baby less than a week old.

The suspects—Magdalene Nana Adwoa Boafo, 28; Faustina Binney, 32; and Eunice Koomson, 36, a teacher—reportedly took the baby from its mother, Ms. Abigail Addison, 29, under the false claim that the infant had an infection requiring specialist treatment.

Ms. Addison recounted that Adwoa Boafo, the primary suspect, approached her when she was eight months pregnant, offering financial assistance.

Boafo later introduced Binney and Koomson as her helpers, and they moved Ms. Addison from Ofaakor-Jei River to a rented apartment in Lamptey, a suburb of Adam Nana in Kasoa, where they continued their support until she gave birth at the Kasoa Polyclinic on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

Following the birth, the suspects, alleging that the baby had an infection, presented another woman as a medical professional from Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, who supposedly took the baby for treatment at the facility.

A few days later, the suspects told Ms. Addison that her baby had died; however, she disputed this claim and reported the situation to the police.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Mrs. Doris Laryea, Commander of the Kasoa DOVVSU, led a team that arrested Adwoa Boafo, who initially claimed the baby was deceased but later confessed during intense questioning that the baby was still alive.

Adwoa Boafo then guided the police to Gbawe, where the baby was found alive.

All three suspects are scheduled to appear in court on Monday, July 22.