The Airport Divisional Police Command has arrested two nannies for allegedly administering sleep-inducing drugs and subjecting their employer’s two-year-old twin sons to physical and emotional abuse at East Legon in Accra.
The suspects — Francisca Boakye, a 30-year-old student nurse from Konongo in the Ashanti Region, and Harriet Ansah, a 31-year-old from Jasikan in the Volta Region — reportedly confessed to using the drugs and admitted to other forms of abuse against the children.
According to police reports, the women allegedly gave the toddlers a substance believed to be ‘Dynewell’, a sedative syrup, without their employer’s consent. The intention, investigators say, was to make the children sleep for long hours so the nannies could have more time for other household chores.
Addressing the media, the Director of Public Affairs for the Accra Regional Police Command, Superintendent Juliana Obeng, said the case came to light after the children’s mother, a 41-year-old businesswoman, noticed unusual drowsiness and strange behaviour in her sons in September 2025.
“Subsequent investigations revealed that the nannies had been administering the medication to the children without the mother’s consent. The two also subjected the twins to other forms of mistreatment, including burning their hands with fire and calling them demeaning names such as ‘chimpanzee,’” Supt. Obeng stated.
A police search in the suspects’ room uncovered two used and four unused trays of the substance in sachet packs, believed to have been used in the acts.
The two nannies have since been cautioned, charged, and remanded by the court to reappear on October 20, 2025.
Supt. Obeng condemned the act as “inhumane and criminal,” urging parents and guardians to remain vigilant and closely monitor the conduct of domestic workers.
“The Ghana Police Service remains committed to protecting children from all forms of abuse and will ensure justice for the victims,” she added.
