In court on Tuesday, December 14, Prosecutor Superintendent Emmanuel Basintale walked the court through the documents filed as exhibits to include a Police wireless message about the accused missing and her picture and an Order from the District Magistrate Court for disclosure of information from MTN.

But lead counsel for the accused, Fiifi Buckman, advised the Prosecutor to do proper segregation of the documents, which was adhered to.

Supt. Basintale, therefore, outlined the number of witnesses to include Michael Simmons, the husband of the accused, her mother Agnes Essel as well as Michael Prah and Ebenezer Nyame-Aye who are natives of Axim.

Other key witnesses will be Dr George Preprah of Takoradi European Hospital, Dr Jerry James Abrobrah, the Medical Officer at Axim Government Hospital, Dr Samuel Agyemang, a Gynaecologist at Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital, and Detective Inspector Archims Amfol.

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The judge adjourned the case to Thursday, January 6, 2022, and added that in the subsequent weeks, the court will sit on the case every Thursday of the week to expedite proceedings.

However, during times that any of the parties cannot make it, proceedings will be held on Tuesday.

Lawyer Buckman pleaded with the court to postpone the next adjournment date from Thursday, January 6, 2022, but his plea was turned down.

On Monday, when the accused person appeared in court, she pleaded guilty to all the two charges leveled against her by the police.

Madam Krah and two others, who have been granted bail by the Takoradi Divisional Police command, were arrested for faking their kidnapping ostensibly to get GHC 5,000 from her adopted father.

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The court is awaiting the results from the designated public health facility before it can convict the accused person.

According to the council, it casts the town in a bad light, hence cautioned against this disturbing conduct creating tension and insecurity in the Region.

One of these incidents occurred in Takoradi last Friday when a lady, who faked her kidnapping, was arrested by the Ghana Police Service.

Identified as Joana Krah, a resident of Kojokrom, she faked her kidnapping in an attempt to extort GHC 5,000 ransom from her godfather, but her plan backfired.

She reported herself to the Takoradi Police on Saturday evening after being declared wanted following a complaint filed by her godfather over her ‘disappearance’.

The lady in question has since pleaded guilty to all charges preferred against her by the Takoradi Circuit Court A following her prosecution by Police Sargeant Yawson in charge of the case.

The suspect aged 29, has been charged with publication of false news and deceiving a public officer and has since been convicted by the court to be sentenced on Tuesday.

The Divisional Stool has, however, commended the Police for constantly acting promptly and decisively in handling these cases of fake kidnapping.

“As men in uniform, they must continue on this tangent, and deal drastically with all citizens flouting the laws of the country and taking the laws of the land into their own hands,” they lauded.

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Meanwhile, they have appealed to Chiefs, Imams, religious leaders, and all stakeholders who matter in this issue to use every means to preach against this disturbing phenomenon.

“Insecurity, fear, and panic in whatever form, must not be countenanced in the region else we could throw the harmonious peace and stability we enjoy out of control.

“Together, let us protect our security architecture, and promote harmony for sustainable development of our region,” they further urged.