A
30-year-old
man,
Nana
Kofi
Amofa,
also
known
as
Kofi
Yesu,
has
been
apprehended
by
the
Central
East
Regional
Police
Intelligence
Unit
(PID).
For
attempting
to
sell
his
6-year-old
niece
for
GHC150,000
in
exchange
for
a
Canadian
visa.
Mr
Amofa
was
arrested
on
Tuesday,
July
23,
2024,
around
10:00
pm
at
Gomoa
Buduburam,
near
Obolo
Estate
in
the
Central
region.
Police
says
they
had
information
that,
the
suspect
had
expressed
the
desire
to
sell
the
6-year-old
girl
(name
withheld)
to
get
money
to
travel
to
Canada.
Officers
from
the
Police
Intelligence
Unit
posed
as
potential
buyers
and
during
the
transaction,
Amofa
requested
GHC150,000.
Following
his
arrest,
Amofa
admitted
that
the
child,
the
daughter
of
his
senior
brother
Kwadwo
Brako,
currently
residing
in
Nyamebekyere,
a
village
near
Akyem
Ayirebi
in
the
Eastern
Region,
was
the
intended
victim.
He
had
invited
her
to
stay
with
him
under
the
pretext
of
better
educational
opportunities,
only
to
exploit
her
for
financial
gain.
The
child
and
Amofa
have
been
handed
over
to
the
Kasoa
Domestic
Violence
and
Victim
Support
Unit
(DOVVSU)
for
further
investigation.
Watch
the
video
below
to
know
more…
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