Kidnapped Canadians: 3 Nigerians, 11 Ghanaians Arrested

By.brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah

The two Canadian ladies who were reportedly kidnapped last week in Kumasi, the Ashanti Region capital, have been rescued by police.

My News Ghana has established that eleven(11) Ghanaians and three(3) Nigerians have since been arrested by the Police in the operation.

Lauren Patricia Catherine Tilley, 19, and Bailey Jordan Chitty, 20, were rescued Wednesday morning in Sawaba, a suburb of Kumasi.

A statement released by the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, disclosed that the rescue operation was carried out by National Security Operatives in the early hours of Wednesday, June 12, 2019.

“Details of the operation and ongoing efforts to ensure that similar incidents are successfully resolved will be made available in a subsequent press briefing scheduled for 15:00 hours today [Wednesday].

“Government continues to encourage the media and commentators to be circumspect in public commentary on security matters in order not to compromise other related operations,” the statement urged.

The statement further assured citizens and travellers that Ghana was safe.