Health Professionals Arrested Over Baby Harvesting And Trafficking In Accra

The Economic and Organized Crimes Office(EOCO) together with the Medical and Dental Council(MDC) Ghana has arrested 8 health professionals over child harvesting and trafficking in Accra.

The two organizations have undertaken some joint investigations over a period of time after a tip off by a taxi driver upon a conversation between two women who bored the taxi.

The Executive Director of EOCO, COP Frank Adu Poku(Rtd) in an interview with Peace news, reporter Prince Baffour Asamoah said, they have been investigating the activities of some medical practitioners, nurses, social welfare officers and other individuals who were suspected to be engaged in the illegal act of baby harvesting and human trafficking.

According to him, they carried out an investigation into the illegal activities between the periods of June to November 2020, and two medical doctors, two social workers, four workers, two mothers and one traditional birth attendant have so far been arrested and are on a bail pending further investigation.

He also added that, one doctor was arrested at his private health facility in accra which he sold the first baby to the team for an amount of thirty thousand Ghana cedis(Ghc30,000.00) and another health facility in Tema also sold another baby  for twenty-Eight Thousand Ghana cedis(Ghc28,000.00)after the suspect agreed to help in purchasing a new born baby.

The Acting General Registrar of Medical and Dental Council, Dr. Divine Banyubala also added that Dr. Hope Mensah Quashie who works at the Susan clinic with his 3 nurses who were his accomplice were arrested and Dr. Leonard Agbley was also arrested at his health facility in Tema.

See joint statement issued below: