SEKONDI-TAKORADI — 2018 · Missing Person
The Four Young Women Abducted in Takoradi
Between July and December 2018 four young women aged 15 to 21 were abducted from different places in the Ghanaian city of Sekondi-Takoradi and disappeared. As families and the public waited for answers, contradictory police statements drew harsh nationwide criticism. In the summer of 2019 human remains were found in a septic tank at the main suspect's house, and DNA tests confirmed they belonged to the missing girls. On 5 March 2021 the Sekondi High Court sentenced two defendants to death for kidnapping, conspiracy to murder and murder.
- Date
- 2018
- Place
- Western Region, Ghana, Sekondi-Takoradi, GH
- Category
- Missing Person
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 4.9300, -1.7600 ↗
Timeline of Events
- July 2018The first abduction took place.
- December 2018The fourth young woman disappeared; a suspect was detained.
- August 2019Remains were found and identified by DNA.
- 5 March 2021The Sekondi High Court sentenced two defendants to death.
Sources
- Citi Newsroom — Kidnappers of Takoradi girls sentenced to death citinewsroom.com ↗
- MyJoyOnline — Missing Takoradi girls: 2 suspects sentenced to death myjoyonline.com ↗
- Graphic Online — Takoradi missing girls judgment graphic.com.gh ↗
- Citi Newsroom
- MyJoyOnline
- Graphic Online
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