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The police has said the kidnapped Takoradi woman has confessed that she was not pregnant neither was she kidnapped.
This according to the police, when investigating the woman after she began speaking.[ads2]
A statement from the police reads, “The suspect, Josephine Panyin Mensah, 28, has confessed to the Police during further investigations and stated that neither was she pregnant nor ever being kidnapped. The public will be updated with further details.”
Background
A 28-year old woman identified as Josephine Panyin Mensah was reported to have been kidnapped in Takoradi on Thursday, September 16, 2021 when going for a routine dawn walk around 5:00AM.[ads3]
She is said to have been nine-month pregnant before her disappearance.
Six days after her disappearance, Mrs. Mensah was found in Axim in the Western Region without the pregnancy.
Hours after her reappearance saw the Western Regional Minister, Hon. Kwabena Okyere Darko indicating that the woman was never pregnant and even faked her kidnap.
The police also released a statement to confirm what the regional minister said, pointing out that the findings is as a result of preliminary investigations by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) with three persons arrested over alleged conspiracy.[ads5]