{"id":698602,"date":"2019-09-04T15:25:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T15:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t<p>Reported cases of staged kidnappings are said to be on the increase in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n<p>It has, therefore, become a constant worry for the police hierarchy in the region, according to ASP Godwin Ahianyo, the Ashanti Regi"},"modified":"2019-09-04T15:25:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T15:25:31","slug":"staged-kidnappings-increase-in-ksi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/04\/staged-kidnappings-increase-in-ksi\/","title":{"rendered":"Staged Kidnappings Increase In K\u2019si"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Reported cases of staged kidnappings are said to be on the increase in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n<p>It has, therefore, become a constant worry for the police hierarchy in the region, according to ASP Godwin Ahianyo, the Ashanti Regional Police PRO.<\/p>\n<p>He said apart from the kidnapping incident at Ejisu, the one involving the Canadian girls and another one involving some Indians were all genuine kidnapping cases, but the rest were staged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStaged kidnapping is rapidly becoming the order of the day in Kumasi and other parts of the Ashanti Region,\u201d he said on <strong>Nhyira FM<\/strong> in Kumasi, adding that \u201cthe police have received information of kidnappings which ended up being staged by the people involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ASP Ahianyo said that there are repercussions for those involved and added that the police would not spare anybody found to be involved.<\/p>\n<p>According to the police PRO, kidnapping is illegal, so he sternly warned that culprits would be dealt according to the law.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reported cases of staged kidnappings are said to be on the increase in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. It has, therefore, become a constant worry for the police hierarchy in the region, according to ASP Godwin Ahianyo, the Ashanti Regional Police PRO. 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