Takoradi girls: Nigerian kidnapper jailed 18 months for jailbreak

April 29, 2019 2:10 PM

The Nigerian suspected kidnapper who was arrested and remanded in police custody by a court in Takoradi and escaped police cells has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Samuel Udoetuk Wills, kidnapper

The suspect, Samuel Udoetuk Wills, 28, was sentenced to prison by the Takoradi Market Circle Court.

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He was arrested by the police in the Western Region to assist in investigations into the mysterious kidnapping of young ladies in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis.

Samuel Udoetuk Wills was arrested by the Bureau of National Investigations in an uncompleted building at Kansaworado in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis.

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He was later handed over to the police in Takoradi. He was sent to court and was remanded to assist in investigations but managed to escape from the police cells.

The suspect escaped from the police cells on December 30, 2018.

According to reports, the suspect managed to escape after using an implement to cut the iron rods made to secure ventilation in the cells.