BUDUBURAM:
A 19-year-old Nigerian man and a 40-year-old man have been arrested in connection with the suspected @ssault and koomson of an 11-year-old girl at Gomoa Buduburam in the Central Region.
The suspects have been identified in media reports as Jeffery Otaigbe, 19, and Kingsley Ozor, a 40-year-old autobody sprayer. Both are reportedly in police custody assisting with investigations.
According to preliminary police information, the case came to light after the victim’s mother reported her missing to the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Gomoa Buduburam District Police on Monday, October 19, 2026. She reportedly told police that her daughter had been missing since Saturday, October 17.
Investigations indicated that the girl had visited the two suspects, who were neighbours, at about 8:30 a.m. on the day she disappeared. This was reportedly the last known place she was seen.
Police investigations allegedly led to the arrest of the two men on Tuesday, October 20.
Reports further indicate that the 19-year-old suspect allegedly lured the girl into an unfinished building, where he is accused of ab! using her. Investigators were subsequently led to a location where the child’s body had allegedly been concealed beneath shrubs.
The body was retrieved and conveyed to the morgue of St. Gregory Catholic Hospital. Arrangements were reportedly being made for an autopsy at the Police Hospital to establish the circumstances surrounding her d£a.th.
The case has sparked renewed concern about child safety and the protection of vulnerable children. Police investigations are ongoing, and the allegations against the suspects have yet to be established in court.
