The Police has confirmed the death of the four missing Takoradi girls after a test was carried on the remains of bodies found at the vicinity of the suspect in the Western region.
The Inspector General of Police James Oppong Boanuh, in a statement this evening (Monday), confirmed that the four missing ladies; Ruth Abakah, Priscilla Kuranchie, Ruth Love Quayson and Priscilla Blessing Bentum are dead, after a DNA test was carried on the human parts found at the vicinity of the suspect.
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He added that, the families of the four girls have been informed about the latest development.
A statement from the Ghana Police Service reads, “A few minutes ago, officers of the Ghana Police service informed 4 families in Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana that DNA test conducted on some human remains discovered into the course of police investigations into the disappearance 4 missing girls have turned positive, as the remains of the girls. The Ghana Police service has with regret informed the families that the remains of Ruth Abakah, Priscilla Kuranchie, Ruth Love Quayson, Priscilla Blessing Bentum.”
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“Investigations now establish that the girls were victims of a serial kidnapping and murdering syndicate that operated in the Takoradi area.”
“While for the various reasons we were unsuccessful in obtaining and action on accurate actionable intelligence in good time to enable us rescue the girls, we believe that the arrest of the culprits has effectively thwarted the ability of this syndicate to have continued with further kidnappings and murders.”