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Takoradi: Fake kidnapping?
The ‘oil city’ of Takoradi is now said to be buzzing with a queer sound; kidnapping ! kidnapping !! kidnapping !!!
It is said that in some parts of Takoradi too some young men have started questioning any pregnant young lady they meet; whether the ‘bump’ is a ‘kidnap bump’, a ‘silicon bump’ or a ‘natural bump’.
Some of the young men, it is said, even attempt to touch such protruding bellies, while cracking all sorts of ‘expensive’ jokes to the embarrassment of young pregnant ladies in some parts of the ‘oil city’.
Kidnapping in Takoradi? Anyway, what is kidnapping at all?
According to Wikipedia, kidnapping is a criminal offence, consisting of unlawful taking and carrying away of a person by force or fraud; or the unlawful seizure and detention of a person against his will.
In all countries, kidnapping is considered a grave offence, punishable by a long prison sentence or death.
Wikipedia says, kidnapping was originally used as a term for the practice of stealing children for use as servants or labourers in the American colonies.
And currently, for instance, can a father kidnap his own child? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. You can be guilty of kidnapping your own child. If one parent decides to take the child physically away without the permission of the court or the other parent, you can be arrested and charged .
According to Wikipedia, corruption, unemployment, indiscipline, poverty, loss of societal values, inadequate security and get-rich-quick syndrome are some of the causes of kidnapping.
Kidnap and hostage survivors can experience stress reactions including denial, impaired memory, shock, numbness, anxiety, guilt, depression, anger and a sense of hopelessness.
And what is fake kidnapping? It is kidnapping that has been staged by the ‘victim’ who claims to have been abducted.
And what is ‘branding’ Takoradi now as ‘kidnapping city’?
28-year-old Josephine Panyin Mensah Simons was said to have left her home in Takoradi in the early morning of Thursday, September 16, 2021, on the pretext of going for jogging.
She was later reported missing, so someone allegedly called her family to demand a ransom before her release because had been kidnapped.
Her husband allegedly reported the matter to the police, which began a search for Josephine Simons, who was said to be nine months pregnant.
After ‘discovering’ her, police investigators and health experts discounted her kidnap and pregnancy stories, leading to her arraignment before the Takoradi Circuit Court on September 28, 2021.
Josephine was charged; for deceiving a public officer and publication of false news with the intent to cause fear and panic.
The court presided over by Mr. Michael Ampadu, granted her bail in the sum of GHc 50,000, with two sureties to be justified.
Prosecuting, Superintendent Emmanuel Basintale, told the court that the phone number used by the supposed kidnappers was registered in the name of the accused person.
Superintendent Basintale said, the prosthetics Josephine wore to pretend that she was pregnant was bought at the Takoradi Market Circle at the cost of GHc 30.
Really, the ‘icing on the cake’ of Josephine’s fake kidnapping was her fake pregnancy. And the fake pregnancy, because it was the ‘icing on the cake’ of the fake kidnapping, elicited a huge emotional national rescue support for her.
Professor Joseph Osafo, a psychologist, however, says Josephine rather needs psychological examination instead of prosecution.
Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo, Professor Osafo stressed: “Josephine needs a lot of attention now. We need to listen to Josephine because for all you know, a lot of women are also experiencing such issues.
“What is going on between the woman and her husband? How has the husband’s family been treating her? “
But Mr Maurice Ampaw, an Accra-based lawyer, rather says Josephine has caused economic loss to the state.
According to lawyer Ampaw, the prosecution should add “causing financial loss to the state “, to the two other charges against her.
“Her conduct has affected our drive to convince investors into the Western Region,” Mr Ampaw says.
Lawyer Ampaw says: ” The President is outside the country, convincing investors to come to Ghana and look at what she has done , sending a false signal to create the impression that there is insecurity in the Western Region.”
Readers, what is your own view about the fake kidnapping in the ‘oil city’?
In a country like ours in which we are aware of our challenges, all that is required is focusing on strengthening our institutional processes by making them more robust and transparent. In this regard, investment in digitilisation must be prioritised since the human element to cut corners is inherent in the psyche of some people and therefore cannot be trusted to do the right things out of their own volition.
Enforcement of existing laws and regulations must be reviewed to see what is working, which ones have to be tweaked to be able to address current challenges, and those that have become obsolete and must be discarded.
One issue that needs to be given priority attention is remuneration. A former President is alleged to declare that we pretend to pay workers and they also pretend to work. This indeed sums up the quandary facing government after government. Workers’ salaries are crucial in the fight against corruption. A realistic living wage must be given to workers; otherwise, they will seek avenues to address their personal budget deficit.
On day one, what should engage the attention of government is Energy, making it available and affordable. The industrialisation agenda cannot be successfully executed without power that is readily available, reliable, and affordable. Solar energy must be factored in the quest for affordable and reliable power for industry.
The fuel sector issues must be urgently addressed so that it can impact positively on the transportation sector, which plays a key role in the supply of goods and services. The railway infrastructure plan linking places like Boankra Inland Port to prolong the lifespan of our roads and to fast track distribution of goods from the Capital City to the inland areas of the country should be a top priority item.
A well-structured system linking industry to academia must be quickly established to serve as a catalyst towards the industrialisation drive. Research findings from the universities must be channelled to captains of industry in a timely manner. Effective channels of communication should be established to facilitate shorter product-to-market times.
An effective mechanism for fishing out needy but talented children must be established, as well as a sponsorship package for talented individuals who are needed for certain critical areas of the economy — what I term critical investment in education.
Certain changes must be made in the constitution, particularly the appointment of the heads of certain constitutional bodies or institutions. This is to ensure that the Executive arm of government does not wield too much power to ensure accountability and checks and balances really work.
The Attorney General’s Office must be detached from the Executive arm of government. The Nolle Prosequi provision must also be amended to compel the Attorney General to give an explanation of why he or she is declining to prosecute a particular case or discontinue it. The provision that protects sitting Presidents from prosecution must also be reviewed.
The punishment for some of our laws needs a review. We must review the removal of CJ provision to ensure the independence of the Judiciary.
Above all, there must be a mindset of change, i.e., a paradigm shift from inability to capability. Inferiority complex must give way to a pacesetters mentality, and all will be well. God bless.
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