The Ghanaian Times

Toddler saved from danger

Gifty, an 18 month-old toddler of unknown parents, was saved from imminent danger by a farmer at Korle-Lagoon bridge in Accra last Thursday, reports the Ghanaian Times.

The paper says, drenched by a heavy downpour that day, a shivering Gifty was spotted by Mr Kofi Nuamah, of Assin Nyakrom in the Central Region, who by divine providence, was on a taxi cab going home from Accra New Town.

Wondering what the toddler might be doing there at that late hour, he beckoned the cabbie to stop and there was Gifty, looking so devastated.

The Report says Mr. Nuamah took the girl on the cabbie and went to the Korle-bu Police Station but the Policeman on duty refused to accept her saying, "Korle Lagoon Bridge is not in the jurisdiction of the station".

From Korle Bu station, he went to James Town Police but there was no help, he was directed to Central Police station. He finally ended up in the Ministries Police where he was asked to report to the Juvenile Unit of the station.

Mr Nuamah, the report says had taken the girl to the Korle-Bu Hospital where her age was put at 18 months. His rendezvous which started about midnight on Thursday ended yesterday, when the girl was handed over to the Osu Children's Home, the paper said.

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