An intelligence-led police operation in the Northern Region has resulted in the rescue of a kidnapped 42-year-old man and the arrest of three suspects.
According to the Regional Police PRO, Chief Inspector Alhassan Luckman Niendow, a team was dispatched after a report that the victim was abducted from Wapuli in the Yendi District.
The suspects, identified by police as Haruna Seidu, Amidu Bandi, and Osman Bandi were apprehended at Bokpaba, a community along the Bimbilla–Yendi stretch of the Eastern Corridor, during an intelligence-led operation last Friday, December 5.
The three are believed to be part of a four-member group that allegedly demanded a GH¢100,000 ransom from the victim’s family.
A statement issued by the police on Monday, December 8, 2025, said the Northern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Chief Inspector Alhassan Luckman Niendow, received information on the abduction and deployed a five-member team from the Regional Police Intelligence Directorate to Wapuli.
Investigations carried out led to tracking the suspects to their hideout in Bokpaba, where the victim was being held, resulting in an exchange of gunfire between the police and the suspects.
The police managed to arrest three who are currently in police custody and will be put before the court, while the fourth suspect managed to escape with sustained gunshot wounds.
The police have, therefore, urged residents living along the Bimbilla–Yendi corridor to provide any information that could help locate the suspect on the run.
