Six (6) people, including four (4) juvenile students from Presbyterian Boys Senior High School (PRESEC), Legon, Accra, have been taken into custody by the Ghana Police Service as a result of an intelligence-led operation and investigation. The students were all involved in staging an abduction incident.

Out of the six (6), Isaac Kissi Adjei, also known as Kofi Black, and Courage Teiko, also known as Timmy, are the two (2) adults.

According to a statement from the Police, initial inquiries showed that one of the minors had planned with the others to stage the kidnapping incident in an effort to demand money from his parents so that he could travel overseas.

During this procedure, they sought a ransom from the parents of the purported victim in the sum of Three Hundred and Forty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH₵ 340,000.00).

According to the investigation, the juveniles and the other two individuals managed to obtain GH₵20,000.00, out of the total ransom demanded.

As police investigate the incident, the identities of the minors have been kept discreet and their parents and guardians have been duly notified, in accordance with best practices.