Video: How kidnapped Canadian girls were rescued
The two Canadian nationals who were abducted last week have been rescued. A team of top national security operatives rescued the duo from the kidnappers in a fierce gun battle at a hideout at slums in Kumasi.
The four kidnappers who are all Nigerian nationals have also been arrested after the standoff between them and the rescuing force.
They are believed to have had support from Ghanaians before perpetrating the crime.
Special Operations team from National Security took over operations to rescue the girls on the evening of Monday, June 10.
The two girls who are in their early adulthood have been in Ghana offering voluntary international service but luck eluded them and they were kidnapped last week.
Otecfmghana.com exclusively reported that the two Canadians who were kidnapped last week have been rescued in Kumasi by a police SWAT team.
The Canadians have been transported to Accra, while 10 individuals are being held over the crime.
Lauren Patricia Catherine Tilley, 19, and Bailey Jordan Chitly, 20, were rescued last night in Sawaba, a suburb of Kumasi.
A statement released by the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, on Wednesday morning revealed that the rescue operation was carried out by National Security Operatives in the early hours of Wednesday, June 12, 2019.
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/John Antwi Boasiako
