Accra, October 9, 2025 — Following the arrest of two nannies accused of administering sleep-inducing drugs to two-year-old twins in East Legon, the Jasikan Traditional Council has publicly denied that one of the suspects is from Jasikan. The Council’s statement comes in response to reports—such as the one published by Graphic Online—that named one of the suspects, Harriet Ansah, as being from Jasikan.
According to the Graphic Online report, the Airport Divisional Police Command arrested the nannies—Francisca Boakye, from Konongo in Ashanti, and Harriet Ansah, identified in the report as “from Jasikan in the Oti Region.” The two are alleged to have confessed to repeated physical and emotional abuse of the twins over an eight-month period, including administering a substance suspected to be “Dynewell” to induce prolonged sleep, burning the children’s hands, and using insulting names.
However, in the press release issued today by the Office of the Jasikanhene and Adontenhene of the Buem Traditional Area, the Traditional Council emphatically stated that the suspect in question is not from Jasikan. Instead, the Council acknowledged that she may hail from another town within the Buem Traditional Area—but reiterated that Jasikan should not be directly associated with the alleged acts.
“The attention of the Jasikan Traditional Council has been drawn to a police press release … in which one suspect … was reported to be from Jasikan,” the release reads. “The Council wishes to categorically state that the said suspect is not from Jasikan, … but allegedly hails from a town in the Buem Traditional Area, but certainly not from Jasikan.”
The Council warned that it will not tolerate anyone using the name of Jasikan in connection with criminal behavior that damages the reputation of its people. It called on the media and general public to verify the backgrounds of suspects before associating them with specific communities.
Meanwhile, Graphic Online’s article continues to serve as one of the more widely circulated reports on the case, helping shape public perception of the incident—hence the Traditional Council’s move to correct the record.
The judicial process is ongoing, with the suspects having been cautioned, charged, and remanded to appear in court later in October, per the police report.
