A CCTV footage intercepted by Akoma 87.9FM morning show, GhanAkoma, reveals how the late Okyem Aboagye’s 2M Express driver and passengers narrowly escaped armed robbery attack on the Kumasi – Accra highway.
The incident which was captured by an installed CCTV camera in the vehicle showed sporadic gunshots from armed robbers into the 2M Express vehicle.
Dozens of passengers were robbed at gunpoint leaving some injured.
The suspects numbering about five, according to the victims, robbed passengers of their monies, phones and other valuables at the Asankare – Atwedie stretch of the highway.
The incident reportedly occurred around 11:40pm on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
Narrating the incident to the host of the show, Aduanaba Kofi Asante Ennin, the driver of the bus, Etiene, disclosed that the suspected robbers were operating with big guns, machetes and huge sticks.
He revealed that some of the passengers were beaten to pulp for not having enough money on them.
“The gun wielding men had mounted a barrier to stop vehicles from both ends of the road. I saw about 4 passenger-vehicles who were stopped by the robbers. They then asked us to come down and begin to demand our valuables.
“One of the women on board a sprinter bus was beaten heavily by the robbers when she failed to show where her money is. The robbers attacked her with huge sticks and machete, while others also hit her with gun causing her injuries,” the bus driver recounted.
The driver, however, revealed that the suspected armed robbers fled into a nearby bush upon hearing a police siren from a distance.
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By Benjamin Aidoo|AkomaFM|Kumasi
