The family of one of the four Takoradi girls confirmed dead by the
police following the outcome of DNA results has made a sudden u-turn
about their earlier stance amidst heaping accusations on the police.
Family of Ruth Love Quayson led by her mother on Monday night snubbed a
telephone call from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo when he
called to commiserate with them following the news of the death of their
daughter.
They justified the snub on live radio interviews indicating that during
the President’s recent visit to the area, he refused to see them at
their individual homes only to call after the news broke out that the
DNA results proved positive they were the missing girls.
“We were here the President bypassed us and went all the way to Axim
and addressed a forum there that he and his government are not leaving
any stones unturned until the girls are found,” sister of the deceased
had said in an earlier interview.
She, however, beat a retreat on Wednesday claiming that she never
snubbed the president despite being loud on various media networks
bragging about rejecting the call from the Commander-In-Chief of the
Ghana Armed Forces.
She said “someone called me and said he is the spokesperson of the
President but the place was noisy and I could not hear what he was
saying. I asked that he calls back later in view of the fact all he was
saying was drowned by the noise”
The girls — Priscilla Blessing Bentum, 21, Priscilla Mantebea
Koranchie, 18; Ruth Love Quayson 18, and Ruth Abeka – were victims of a
kidnapping and murdering syndicate in the Takoradi area, police have
said
The Acting Inspector of General of Police, James Oppong Boanuh, said at
a press conference Monday that the results of the DNA test on remains
retrieved in Takoradi have been relayed to the families along with
condolences.
