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The DOVVSU Circuit Court has granted GH¢200,000 bail with conditions to 33-year-old trader, Latifa Salifu, who has been charged with child stealing.
The court admitted the accused to bail with two sureties, one of whom must justify with landed property valued at GH¢150,000. The sureties are required to deposit their Ghana Cards with the Court Registry, while the accused must surrender all her travel documents and report to the case investigator every Monday and Thursday at 1:00 p.m. until further notice.
Latifa Salifu pleaded not guilty to one count of child stealing. Chief Inspector Opoku Aniagyei, presenting the amended charge sheet, informed the court that investigations have been completed, replacing the earlier provisional charge. The previous charge sheet was subsequently struck out before the plea was taken on the amended charge.
Counsel for the accused, Dr Hamisu Muhammad, applied for bail, arguing that his client had cooperated with police since her arrest on February 17, 2026, was not a flight risk, and had a fixed place of abode as a clothes dealer. The prosecution did not oppose the bail application but requested strict conditions to ensure her availability for trial.
According to the prosecution, the complainant, Precious Ankomah, delivered a baby through caesarean section at Mamprobi Polyclinic on February 14, 2026, and was admitted to the recovery ward with her child. Two days later, the baby reportedly developed jaundice and was to be referred to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital for further treatment.
On February 17, at about 4:00 a.m., the accused allegedly approached the complainant’s bed dressed in nurses’ scrubs and later returned at about 7:00 a.m., taking the baby under the pretext of administering medication but failing to return. The baby was discovered missing during a shift handover, prompting a search and a formal police complaint.
Prosecution further stated that the accused was later arrested after allegedly contacting a whistleblower and claiming she had delivered at Korle-Bu but had been discharged due to a lack of beds. While she initially denied the offence in her cautioned statement, she later admitted to it during investigations, according to the prosecution.
The case has been adjourned to April 8, 2026, for further proceedings.
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