2-year-old boy rescued from ritual abduction

A hunter has rescued a two-year-old boy with autism from an attempted ritual abduction at Senya Bereku in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region.

According to the hunter, he heard the baby boy crying in the forest, prompting him to search.

Upon arriving on the scene, he said the suspect fled and left the child in the bush around 1:00 am.

The hunter promptly reported the incident to the Senya Bereku District Police Command, leading to a coordinated effort to rescue the boy.

When they arrived, they saw ritual items, including ‘etor’ (pounded yam mixed with palm oil) and eggs in an earthenware bowl known as ‘asanka’.

These findings raise concerns about the potential ritualistic purposes behind the attempted abduction, underscoring the urgency and significance of the intervention that spared the child from imminent danger.