Interesting! how Truecaller helped the police identify a kidnapper

Schmidt Yamoah

A kidnapper that goes by the name Schmidt Yamoah has been nabbed by policemen in Ghana after he called the father of the four year old boy he kidnapped to ask for ransom. The smart father saw his name appear on his screen thanks to the mobile app "Truecaller" after which he quickly checked online and searched for "Schmidt Yamoah" , found his social media page, showed it to his son upon release and he confirmed that he was the one who kidnapped him.

According to Graphic Online; 

After taking custody of the child, the suspect is said to have locked him up in a hotel room, called the boy’s father and placed a ransom of GH¢25,000 on his head.  The ransom was later renegotiated to GH¢3,000.

The suspect, Schmidt Yamoah, who was put before the Takoradi Circuit Court, presided over by Mrs Rita Doku, was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment with hard labour after he pleaded guilty to the charge of kidnapping.

His game Plan

Yamoah went to the boy’s school (name withheld) and told his teacher that he (Yamoah) had been sent by the boy’s father to come for her (teacher) telephone number for some discussion.

The crime officer said ignorant of any bad intentions on the part of Yamoah, the teacher gave her number to Yamoah, who had already managed to secure the boy’s father’s number.

“After securing the teacher’s number, he called her. He pretended to be the boy’s father and told her that his errand boy would pick his son for something very urgent,” he said.

He said Yamoah later called the teacher that he had been sent to pick the boy and she willingly handed the boy to him.

He wasn't so smart after all.