A young woman who was allegedly abducted and held captive for four days has been rescued following a swift operation by the IGP’s Special Operations Team in the Tamale Metropolis.
The rescue was carried out after the Commander of Operations, DSP Bawah Abdul Jalil, received an emergency alert around 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 25, 2025.
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The information claimed that the victim, identified as Haruna Adamu, was being unlawfully confined at Dalogu Yili, a suburb of Tamale, by a man believed to be a resident of the area.
Upon receiving clearance from police command, a tactical team led by Chief Inspector Abdullai Tahiru immediately proceeded to the location named in the report. When officers arrived at the suspect’s home, they found both the suspect and the victim inside the premises.
The suspect, identified as Fuseini Ibrahim, was arrested and the victim was safely removed from the location.
The rescued woman was reunited with her parents after they were invited to the police station. Both individuals were transported to the Northern Regional Police Command.
Speaking to the police, the victim’s mother said they searched for the suspect’s whereabouts with the help of another person.
She explained that they used the suspect’s name to locate him, only to find her daughter unable to utter a word.
“We used the name to search for him. My sister’s husband gave the number to a certain guy. So he went to that village and searched for that name [suspect]. And they said there is a lady [victim] staying with that guy, so we should come and confirm.
“We went there this morning. She was not speaking [when we saw her]. When she saw me, she started crying. She cannot speak. She is my daughter,” she narrated.
The suspect was later transferred to the Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID), where he is currently being held pending further investigation.
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