Two out of six armed robbery suspects who robbed a bank at Wassa Akropong have been arrested by the police whilst three others are still being pursued.
One other who was shot and died later has been confirmed by the two as the leader of the gang.
According to a release issued by the police, it took the combined efforts of personnel from three different regions to get the two arrested.
Read the full release from the police below:
TWO WASSA AKROPONG BANK ROBBERY SUSPECTS ARRESTED
The Police have arrested two men, suspected to be part of a gang of armed robbers who attacked the Upper Amenfi Rural Bank at Jukwa near Wassa Akropong on 27th June 2022.
The suspects, Tahiru Issaka alias Red and Yahuza Mohammed were arrested at hideouts in two different locations in the Ashanti Region on 25th August 2022.
One other person, who was shot during the operations and died later, was identified by the two suspects as Gafar Ziyech Abdul alias Stone, the leader of the gang.
These suspects and three other accomplices attacked the bank on 27th June 2022, disarmed the security guard on duty, assaulted two of the bank staff an made away with an unspecified amount of money and a pump action gun.
The robbers also shot one other person who attempted to mount a roadblock to prevent them from escaping.
When the robbers realised they were being pursued by the police, they set their vehicle ablaze and abandoned it hoping that would foil the police tracking them.
The combined effort of the Western, Ashanti and the Bono East Regional Police Intelligence Directorates over an eight-week period has led to the arrest of the suspects in the Ashanti Region.
The Police have so far retrieved four vehicles including the one that was set ablaze and a motorbike abandoned by the robbers, two pistols and a quantity of ammunition.
We wish to commend the intelligence officers in the Western, Ashanti and Bono East Regions for their hard work and collaborative efforts which led to the breakthrough in the investigations toward solving the case.
The two suspects are currently in custody and the pursuit of the other accomplices continues.
We wish to assure the public that these criminals can run but cannot hide. Wherever they are, we will get them.
- GRACE ANSAH-AKROFI
- CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
- DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Source: Onuaonline.com|Ghana
