Residents of Blue Top Estate in Kasoa in the Central Region managed to rescue an eight-year-old boy who was kidnapped awaiting suspected ritual killing.
The young boy was captured by some suspected ‘sakawa boys’ on his way to school on on the morning of Tuesday, March 12.
The victim who is a pupil of Great Promise School Complex was found with his hands tied behind his back and mouth stuffed with clothes.
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A video posted on X show the young boy looking dirty while dressed in his school uniform’s shorts and singlet without any shirt on.
He was found in the dark on Tuesday evening at a deserted site by a Fulani herdsman who had sent his cows grazing.
The herdsman upon finding the young boy reached out to the neighbours for support to rescue the young boy.
Reports suggest that the young boy was tied up pending the suspected killing by the ‘sakawa boys’ in the evening of that same day he was captured.
Some residents of Kasoa rescued a schoolboy who was k!dnapped by some unknown persons on his way to school at Blue Top Estate, Kasoa.
They found the young boy at night with his hands t!ed behind his back with rope and cloth stuffed in his mouth. pic.twitter.com/NG2nlGS6I4
— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) March 14, 2024