A boy identified as Isaac Nana Nartey has been busted for cross-dressing and stealing from shops in the Kasoa New Market in the Central Region.
According to the market’s security men, on Friday dawn (15 December 2023), they spotted a young ‘lady’ roaming through the market, and packaging every item she found packed outside the locked shops.
She reportedly picked up tubers of yam, cocoyam, and many other items and was collating them in front of one of the provision shops in the market.
This action of the young ‘lady’ didn’t sink well with the security men; hence, they caught up with her and asked for her name.
The ‘lady’ replied that her name was Adwoa Mansa.
According to the security men, at the mention of her name, they could tell that she was a man clad in female clothes, so they ordered her to take off her scarf, but the suspect took to her heels.
After a hot chase, the security men caught up with the suspect again and stripped off her scarf.
The suspect then gave in and opened up, saying she was a male, clad in female clothes.
He further revealed that his name is Isaac Nana Nartey and a first-year student at Suhum Senior High Technical School.
The suspect also disclosed that this was his first attempt at stealing from the market and that he should be pardoned.
The market security officers have handed the boy over to the Kasoa police command for further investigations and prosecution.
