Abena Martha Maanibeh
Police in the Upper West Region of Ghana have arrested a 38-year-old woman, Abena Martha Maanibeh for allegedly stealing a week old baby and other valuables.
The Upper West Regional Police Command announced the arrest in a statement.
According to the statement, on August 1, 2025, the complainant, Ms. Kwofie Mwinbelle delivered a baby boy at the Wa Regional Hospital, where the suspect was acting as caretaker for another patient.
The statement added that on August 10, 2025, the suspect, under the guise of a caretaker, deceitfully lured the complainant to purchase baby diapers in the Wa market and took advantage of the situation to abscond with the infant and her handbag containing a mobile phone, cash, and other personal effects.
It says swift and coordinated action by the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit Coordinator, ASP Madam Stella Atukwia and investigators led to the arrest of the suspect on August 15, 2025, at her hideout in Nuobollie community, in the Savannah Region.
According to the statement, “the stolen baby was safely rescued and reunited with the mother, and some of the stolen items were successfully retrieved.”
It added that the suspect was arraigned before the Wa District Magistrate Court on Monday, August 18, 2025, and remanded into custody to reappear on September 2, 2025.
