The Ashanti Regional Police Command has apprehended three suspects linked to the robbery and murder of two mobile vendors in the Ashanti Region.
Speaking to the media at press conference in Kumasi Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Emmanuel Teye-Cudjoe, said the suspects were arrested at separate locations.
“The first incident took place on Thursday 13th February, 2025 at Krofrom around noon, where the victim, Patricia Nimako, tragically lost her life alongside a sum of money which was stolen.
“The second incident also occurred on the night of Monday, 10th March, 2025, when the victim, Gideon Owusu Sarpong , alias Junior was robbed and murdered at his residence in Kwadaso,” the police capo noted.
He revealed further that the arrested suspects have been identified as Charles Kwame Danso 23, also known as “Kwame Charles” or Miami, Philip Fordjour, 29, and Samuel Addae Mensah, 42, were arrested on 21st March, 2025, at Pankrono and Atimatim respectfully.”
According to him, the suspects are currently in police custody and would soon be arraigned to face justice.
Meanwhile, the police have assured that efforts are underway to locate the fourth suspect in the person of Martin Amoah aka Augustine Amoah alias ‘Baba Macho’ who is believed to be hiding in Kumasi, Dunkwa on Offin, or Diaso in the Central region.
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