The family of 30-year-old Bismark Amoh reportedly raised GH¢19,500 in a desperate attempt to secure his release after he was allegedly abducted over a suspected mobile money fraud case.
However, despite the family’s efforts to raise part of the money demanded by the alleged kidnappers, the captors reportedly refused to release Amoh and insisted that the full ransom be paid before he would be set free.
Central North Police Commander DCOP Abraham Acquaye disclosed the details during an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem following the man’s rescue.
According to the police commander, Amoh’s family initially reported him missing after he left home on September 6 and failed to return.
The situation reportedly took a disturbing turn when members of the family began receiving videos from Amoh’s phone number showing him allegedly in captivity.
The family subsequently contacted the number and was reportedly informed by the alleged kidnappers that Amoh had defrauded them of approximately GH¢44,000.
According to DCOP Acquaye, the alleged captors threatened to kill Amoh if the money was not paid by a specified deadline.
“The suspect’s family came to the police station to complain that the guy left home on September 6th and has still not returned home. They were there when they started receiving videos from the guy’s number that he had been kidnapped, and they were demanding ransom,” the police commander said.
He explained that the family did not have the amount being demanded and therefore resorted to seeking assistance from others.
After appealing for support, the family managed to raise GH¢19,500, which was subsequently sent to the alleged kidnappers.
The partial payment, however, reportedly failed to satisfy the captors, who allegedly insisted that the family provide the entire amount before Amoh would be released.
“Because the family doesn’t have it, they had to go about begging for support and were able to raise 19,500, and they sent it. The people were still insisting that they were taking 45,000, and until they pay it all, they will not release the guy,” DCOP Acquaye said.
Police subsequently intervened and rescued Amoh, bringing an end to the reported period of captivity.
The circumstances surrounding the alleged abduction are now the subject of a police investigation, with authorities also examining the mobile money fraud allegations that reportedly preceded the incident.
The Police Commander acknowledged that if Amoh had committed a crime, the appropriate course of action would have been to report the matter to the police rather than abducting, detaining or allegedly subjecting him to torture.
Meanwhile, four people have reportedly been arrested and remanded in connection with the incident as investigations continue.
The case has drawn attention to the dangers associated with attempts by private individuals to take the law into their own hands when dealing with suspected financial crimes.
Police are expected to continue investigating both the alleged fraud and the circumstances surrounding Amoh’s abduction as they work to establish the full facts of the case.
Source: Thepressradio.com
