CENTRAL REGION, Ghana – A 30-year-old man, Nana Kofi Amofa, also known as Kofi Yesu, in Ghana 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.
Amofa was arrested on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, around 10:00 pm at Gomoa Buduburam, near Obolo Estate in the Central Region. The police had received information that the suspect expressed a desire to sell the 6-year-old girl (name withheld) to fund his travel to Canada.
Officers from the Police Intelligence Unit posed as potential buyers during the transaction. Amofa requested GHC150,000 for the child. Following his arrest, Amofa admitted that the child, the daughter of his senior brother Kwadwo Brako, currently residing in Nyamebekyere, a village near Akyem Ayeribi in the Eastern Region, was the intended victim.
Amofa had invited the child to stay with him under the pretext of better educational opportunities, only to exploit her for financial gain.
Both the child and Amofa have been handed over to the Kasoa Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) for further investigation.
