Two Canadian women have been kidnapped in Ghana by unidentified gunmen in the country’s second largest city, Kumasi.
The two students, aged 19 and 20, were working as volunteers for a charity. They were kidnapped on Tuesday evening outside their apartment in the Ahodwo district and bundled into a car, police said.
Police say the two women were volunteers with Youth Challenge International, a Toronto-based international development organisation.
“Security agencies are working closely together to get them rescued, and the perpetrators arrested,” said David Eklu, Assistant Commissioner of Police.
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Global Affairs Canada confirmed the abductions and said Canadian officials were working with authorities in Ghana and were in touch with the families of the two women.