Police have arrested three suspected kidnappers in connection with the abduction of Ayuba Sumiya Mawudu, alias Haruna, at Dobini Bunban near Yendi in the Northern Region.
The suspects, identified as 32-year-old Mahumudu Abdulai, 32-year-old Ganiu Sumaila and 28-year-old Abdulai Salam, were arrested at different locations in Sang in the Mion District on September 29, 2026.
According to the police, the victim was abducted on September 25 after four armed men attacked him and his brother at their residence.
The suspects allegedly contacted the victim’s family afterwards and demanded GHC100,000 for his release.
Police said the victim eventually managed to escape from his captors and was assisted by some farmers in Sambu, who took him to a clinic for medical attention.
“When police proceeded to the facility, they found and engaged the victim,” the police said.
The victim reportedly told investigators that he had been taken to an undisclosed location and kept under guard by armed men before he managed to escape.
“He informed Police that he had been taken to an undisclosed location and kept under guard by armed men but he later managed to escape and was assisted to safety by some farmers in Sambu,” the police statement said.
“Efforts are ongoing to arrest the remaining accomplices and establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident,” the police concluded.
