Fake Kidnapping: Takoradi Fake Pregnant Woman Jailed for 6 Years

Fake Kidnapping: Takoradi Fake Pregnant Woman Jailed for 6 Years

A woman from Takoradi who faked her pregnancy and kidnapping has been jailed for 6 years. Joana Krah, the woman who faked her kidnapping and pregnancy has been sentenced to 6 years in prison after pleading guilty with Court.

The judge, Michael Kudjo Ampadu, sentenced the accused to six years imprisonment with hard labor for the first charge and two years imprisonment for the second, with the sentences to run concurrently.

According to police reports, Madam Joana Krah connived with two others to feign her kidnapping on Friday (22 October 2021) and subsequently demanded a ransom of GHC5,000 from her adoptive father.

The two people she connived with to plan her kidnapping were not brought to court.

Background of the case:

According to the current acting Director-General of Ghana Police in Charge of Public Relations, ACP Kwesi Ofori;

“When Joana Krah became aware that her adopted father had reported to the police and an extensive search had commenced to find her, she showed up at the Takoradi Central Police Station, Saturday (23 October), to confess of only joking with her adopted father that she was kidnapped,” the police statement said.

“We are further advising the public to desist from … faking kidnapping for monetary gains since it is a criminal act.”

“Such perpetrators will be dealt with in accordance with the laws of the state,” he emphasized.