Two Arrested in Connection with Mysterious Penis Disappearances in Ada Kasseh

The Kasseh Police Command in Ada has detained Tayabu Eliazu, 35, and Assan Gariba, 24, after they alleged that their manhoods vanished following a handshake with a stranger near the Kasseh central mosque.

According to Ghana News Agency, this accusation led to a mob attack on Abubakr Tanko, an Ivorian national, who was blamed by the pair for causing the disappearance.

Tanko is currently undergoing treatment at the Ada East District Hospital.

Confirming the incident, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Joseph Atsu Dzineku, the Ada Divisional Police Commander, reported that one of the detained men later claimed his penis had been restored but was not as robust as before, while the other insisted he had significantly shrunk in size.

“We told them that we are not medical officers, and so we can’t determine if what they are saying is true, but for now, we will keep them until the victim is discharged for interrogations to ascertain the facts before knowing our next step of action,” ACP Dzineku said.

He stated that the police would arrange for medical professionals to examine the two men to verify the validity of their claims.

The officer urged the public to refrain from taking the law into their own hands and engaging in mob attacks, advising them to report alleged criminal matters to the police for proper investigation.

Tayabu, one of the arrested men, indicated that on June 5, around 8:00 PM, Tanko approached them near the Kasseh mosque and requested a place to spend the night, explaining that it was too late for him to continue his journey to Côte d’Ivoire from Benin.

He recounted how they brought Tanko to the Imam, who explained that it wasn’t permissible to sleep in the mosque.

The two detained men then suggested that Tanko sleep nearby, as many others had done, so he could rest and continue his journey at dawn.

“We later bought some rice to eat as he was also eating by then; suddenly we both realized the shrinking of our penis, and we suspected him as the one who had caused it because we shook hands with him before going to the Imam,” Tayabu stated.

He emphasized that they shouted to attract the attention of passersby, who, without hesitation, joined in the assault on the stranger until the police intervened and took him to the hospital for treatment of his injuries.