The suspect in the Mamprobi polyclinic baby theft case, Latifa Salifu, 33, has been remanded into police custody for 14 days.
She will reappear before court on March 4, 2026 for hearing to continue.
In court on Friday, February 20, 2026, the prosecution represented by Chief Inspector Agyei Opoku did not take plea of the accused, insisting that the case is still under investigation. Prosecution prayed the court to remand the accused into police custody to complete investigation.
However, lawyer for the suspect, Dr. Hanusu Mohammed prayed the court to grant the accused bail since she has two children; a 7-year-old and a 10-year-old to cater for.
He argued that the accused cannot and will not interfere with police investigations, stating that she is not a flight risk and never had a brush with the laws of Ghana and have no resources to abscond the country.
But the prosecution vehemently opposed bail for the suspect.
After hearing arguments from the prosecution and the defence, the Judge remanded the suspect into custody for 14 days for investigations to continue.
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Background
The suspect was arrested on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 by the Dansoman Divisional Police Command.
Dansoman Divisional Commander, Superintendent Juliana Obeng who addressed the media on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 said on February 17, 2026 at about 10 am, one Abigail Dzukunu accompanied by Henrietta Abbey Blessed reported that an unidentified woman disguised as a nurse has stolen a new born baby from the Mamprobi hospital’s post-natal ward.
According to the police statement, the baby’s mother, Precious Ankomah informed the police that she delivered the baby boy on February 14, 2026. She stated that three days after delivery a woman dressed in a nurse’s peach-coloured uniform took the baby under the pretext of administering medication and disappeared thereafter.
Police later visited the health facility, obtained statements and immediately launched a manhunt for the suspect.
Police disclosed that at about 3:40 am on Wednesday morning, a suspect, Latifa Salifu, 33 year-old and a cloth seller in Accra was arrested at the premises of Korle-Bu teaching hospital where she was found with baby suspected to have been the missing child.
Upon interrogation, the suspect claimed that she delivered at the hospital and was discharged due to lack of bed. However, police investigations at the hospital revealed that there was no record to support her claim.
The suspect is currently in police custody.
