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Afraim Plains N. MP condemns ramboo style 'kidnapping'

Member of Parliament for Afraim Plains North, Betty Krosbi Nana Afua Mensah is demanding answers to the kidnapping/arrest of nine members all (men) from her constituency and explanation to their offense.

Date Created : 4/29/2019 7:45:53 AM : Story Author : Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com

According to the Afraim Plains North lawmaker, over the weekend Saturday 27th April 2019 between the hours of 11:00am and 2:00pm a speed boat made up of military, police and a white lady invaded some communities on the Island in her constituency.

At Edarkpota, one of the communities on the Didja Island which has eight-six communities, without any provocation there was gunshots and the arrest and kidnapping of the nine.

The action by the security men created fear and panic causing women and children to run into the bush for cover.

In a media statement, the Afraim Plains lawmaker is lamenting over the where about of the seven children who escaped into the bush and cannot be traced twenty-four hours after the incident.

She noted that the affected parents are worried about the where about of their children and in a state of anxiety.

Whiles effort by the lawmaker for the constituency has yielded no result, she appealed to the Police High command of both the Eastern and National to intervene as a matter of urgency to locate the missing children and the nine residents kidnapped/arrested.

“I also demand immediate answers as to who ordered the unprofessional kidnapped and arrest of the nine residents for what offence and reasons”, she added.