Following a trial, the driver who had first disputed the charges was found guilty; however, Wang Liang, his accomplice, is still at large, according to the Ghana News Agency (GNA).
The case started on August 3, 2022, when Richard Asomaning, a trial witness, reported to the Tema Police. Asomaning revealed that he had been contacted by Ayittey by phone to take part in an abduction scheme. Ayittey received copies of Asomaning’s driver’s license, Ghana card, and those of another recruit, Peter Ofoe Agbovie, all while pretending to be interested.
In an attempt to discover more, the witnesses asked to speak with Ayittey in order to find out who the intended victims were. Speaking with Ayittey only over the phone, she named the victims as Mr. Joseph K. Horgle, the proprietor of J. K. Horgle Transport and Company Limited, and his daughter Elinam, the deputy managing director of the same business.
Ayittey planned the operation over the phone, setting up a WhatsApp group, even though she had never seen the witnesses in person. He gave Asomaning money so that he could spy on the victims and even take the first pictures of the business’s location. Agbovie was told to rent a car, while Ayittey was supposed to get firearms for the mission.
When the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) entered the case, it was discovered that Ayittey had previously worked from 2017 to 2018 as a driver for the intended victim’s business. Knowing the victim’s ability to pay, Ayittey planned to demand payment in cryptocurrencies and transfer the money to Wang Liang’s account in China so as to evade discovery.
On August 9, 2022, Ayittey was located and taken into custody. Upon being charged, he identified Wang Liang as the mastermind. Investigations revealed that Ayittey had been exploiting Jiji Online, a job-seeking website, to smuggle people into the evil scheme.
The court’s ruling underlines the severity of the offense and works as a warning to prevent similar horrible deeds in the future. The police are working harder to apprehend all of the offenders, and the hunt is still on for Wang Liang, who is still at large.
