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The Airport Divisional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) has arrested two nannies for shockingly drugging twin toddlers with a sleep-inducing substance in East Legon.
The suspects have been identified as Francisca Boakye, 30, a student nurse from Konongo in the Ashanti Region, and Harriet Ansah, 31, from Jasikan in the Oti Region.
The two were arrested after the mother of the twins filed a complaint in September 2025.
Superintendent Juliana Obeng, Head of the Public Affairs Unit, during a press briefing, revealed the mother reported observing unusual drowsiness and behavioural changes in her two-year-old twin boys, which prompted further enquiries.
It was revealed that the nannies were administering an unidentified sleep-inducing substance into the children’s milk without the mother’s consent.
Superintendent Obeng stated, “They claim the substance made the children sleep for extended hours so they could attend to other household chores”.
Police investigations revealed Harriet Ansah admitted to the act and claimed she learned the practice from her Francisca Boakye.
Harriet Ansah further revealed that she had subjected the children to other abuse by striking their heads with a fire and calling them chimpanzees.
Following a search in the suspects’ living quarters, two used sachets and four unused sachets containing substances were retrieved.
Francisca Boakye and Harriet Ansah have both been charged with the appropriate offences and are currently in police custody, expected to reappear before the court on 20th October 2025.
Superintendent Obeng further condemned the inhumane treatment of the children as deplorable and unacceptable.
“We urge all parents and guardians to be extra vigilant in the supervision of domestic staff, especially those left in charge of vulnerable persons such as children,” she added.
In related news, the Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for the suspect who assaulted one of their Officer at Garu in the Upper East Region.
According to reports, the Police officer was assaulted on 6th October 2025 when the officer and Community Protection Assistants (CPAs) were conducting stop-and-search operations along the Garu–Nakpanduri road.
The Police intercepted a tricycle loaded with sacks of groundnuts with some passengers sitting on top.
The Ghana Police statement read, “The Upper East Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into an incident in which a police officer was assaulted by a commercial tricycle rider at Garu in the Upper East Region.
The incident occurred on 6th October 2025, when the officer and Community Protection Assistants (CPAs) were conducting stop-and-search operations along the Garu-Nakpanduri road”.
The statement added, “The team intercepted a tricycle loaded with sacks of groundnuts and passengers sitting on top. When the officer instructed the rider to stop and park properly for inspection, he became aggressive and attacked the officer. The suspect then fled the scene on his tricycle.
Efforts are underway to arrest the tricycle rider and ensure he faces the full rigours of the law”.
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