The "baby thief" from Mamprobi Polyclinic was given GH¢200k bail.

Latifa Salifu, a 33-year-old shopkeeper accused of stealing children, was granted GH¢200,000 bail with conditions by the DOVVSU Circuit Court. The accused was granted bail by the court with two sureties, one of whom had to provide GH¢150,000 worth of landed property as proof. The accused must turn in all of her travel documents, and the sureties must deposit their Ghana cards with the Court Registry.

Until the court instructs otherwise, she must also report to the case investigator on Mondays and Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. Latifa Salifu entered a not guilty plea to one charge of snatching children. Presenting the updated charge sheet, Chief Inspector Opoku Aniagyei informed the court that the earlier provisional charge had been replaced with a full inquiry.

After that, the court dismissed the previous charge sheet and accepted the accused's plea on the revised charge. Dr. Hamisu Muhammad, the accused's attorney, requested bail, citing his client's cooperation with the police since her detention on February 17, 2026. He argued that she has a fixed place of residence, is a legitimate clothing merchant, and is not a flight risk. The prosecution urged the court to impose stringent requirements to guarantee the accused's availability for trial, including justification with landed property, but it did not oppose the application.

Context The prosecution claims that the complainant, a 29-year-old trader named Precious Ankomah, was admitted to the theater recovery unit on February 14, 2026, after giving birth via cesarean section at Mamprobi Polyclinic. The newborn was to be sent to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital for additional treatment after laboratory testing two days later revealed that the infant had jaundice.

The complainant was transferred to an upper recovery room after being discharged, but she stayed at the hospital because she couldn't pay her medical fees.The accused, wearing peach-colored nursing scrubs, allegedly approached the complainant's bed on February 17 at around 4:00 a.m., glanced at her and the infant, and then departed, according to the prosecution. She allegedly came back at around 7:00 a.m. that day and removed the infant under the guise of giving medication, but she never came back.

Nurses discovered the baby was missing during the morning shift handover. The accused was not located despite a search of the hospital's grounds. After then, an official complaint was made to the police.The prosecution further informed the court that the accused was subsequently taken into custody after reportedly contacting a whistleblower and stating that she had given birth at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital but had been released because there were not enough beds. She was later taken into custody by police for further investigation.