On the Kwaman – Boaman road in the Afigya Kwabre North district of the Ashanti region, a 37-year-old taxi driver identified as Amos Adusei, has been shot dead by some persons alleged to be armed robbers.
The Saturday night, July 06, 2024 incident, has left residents of of the community in a state of shock.
The residents say this is the first time they are witnessing the death of a robbery victim despite the numerous robbery incidents in the community.
Brother of the deceased, Isaac Adusei, who is the Assembly member of the Ahenkro electoral area where the incident occurred, has confirmed the incident.
He noted the remains of his brother has been deposited at the morgue whilst the police has launched investigation into the incident.
“It was yesterday [Sunday] around 11.15 that I had a call from a colleague that my brother had an accident on the Kwaman – Boaman road. So when I got there, it was not a mere accident, it was a gunshot. The armed robbers attacked him and so we took him to the hospital.
“The police came to our house and did their report. They came to our house yesterday [Sunday] and they went to the body at the mortuary and they said they would do the postmortem today at around 10 am. So after the postmortem, then they will hand [the body] to the family,” he told Accra-based Citi News.
