The Airport Divisional Police have arrested two nannies for allegedly administering sleep-inducing drugs to their employer’s two-year-old twin sons at East Legon.
Francisca Boakye — 30-year-old student nurse from Konongo, Ashanti Region, and Harriet Ansah — 31-year-old from Jasikan in the Volta Region — have admitted to subjecting the children to other forms of abuse.
They allegedly heated the hands of the toddlers with fire and called them derogatory names like ‘chimpanzee’ over the last eight months that they’ve been working for their employer.
“A 41-year-old businesswoman reported to the Police that she had observed unusual drowsiness and behavioural changes in her two children in September 2025,” Director of Public Affairs for the Accra Regional Police Command, Supt. Juliana Obeng, said a media briefing.
“Subsequent inquiries revealed that the nannies had been administering a medication suspected to be ‘Dynewell’ to the children without her consent, allegedly making them sleep for extended hours so they could attend to other house chores.”
A search was conducted in the accused persons’ room, which led to the retrieval of two used and four unused trays of a substance in sachet packs, suspected to have been used in the acts.
“Both accused have since been cautioned, charged with the appropriate offences and remanded by the Court to reappear on October 20, 2025,” Supt. Obeng added.
She further urged parents and guardians to remain vigilant in the supervision of domestic staff, condemning any such inhumane acts against children.
