The two Canadian girls who were kidnapped last week at Ahodwo in the Ashanti Region have been rescued.
National security operatives rescued the girls on Wednesday, a statement signed by the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah said.
“National Security operatives in the early hours of Wednesday 12 June, 2019, completed an operation which successfully rescued the 2 Canadian women recently abducted in the Ashanti Region,” the statement said.
It added that details of the operation and ongoing efforts to ensure that similar incidents are successfully resolved will be made available in a subsequent press briefing.
Read full statement below
RESCUE OF ABDUCTED CANADIANS
National Security Operatives in the early hours of Wednesday 12 June, 2019
completed an operation which successfully rescued the two (2) Canadian women
recently abducted in the Ashanti Region.
Details of the operation and ongoing efforts to ensure that similar incidents are
successfully resolved will be made available in a subsequent press briefing scheduled
for 15:00 hours today.
Government continues to encourage the media and commentators to be
circumspect in public commentary on security matters in order not to compromise
other related operations.
Citizens and travellers are once again assured that Ghana
remains safe.
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