The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested four suspected armed robbers for their involvement in various cases of robbery and car snatching in the Region.
The suspects are Mustapha Adams 37, Ibrahim Adamu 39, Aseidu Bonah alias ‘Lion’, and Mohammed Abubakar 33, all of which are currently in police custody assisting with investigations.
On Thursday 25th March 2021, one Emmanuel Owusu Antwi, 40 years now deceased, an engineer with Joshop Road Construction Limited was robbed of his Toyota Prado vehicle with registration number GN4131–20 and shot in the process by three armed men.
The victim sustained gunshot wounds in the head and was rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for treatment but later died on admission.
Starr FM’s Ashanti regional correspondent Isaac Justice Bediako reports that Police Investigation so far has revealed that the above-named suspects perpetrated the said crime.
According to him, subsequent investigations have also established that these suspects are involved in many robbery cases reported in the Region. He said the attack that took place on 4th April 2021 where the victim was robbed of his Toyota RAV 4 at gunpoint in Kenyase Bampenase, a suburb of Kumasi were committed by the suspects.
“Another investigation has also established that the same suspects attacked and robbed the MCE of Asokre Mampong Alidu Seidu of his Toyota Hilux with registration GW2473 – 16 on 12th February 2021.”
The suspects again attacked and robbed another Victim on 15th April 2021 of his unregistered Range Rover at Buokrom F- line.
Also “on 25th April 2021, at about 9: 00 pm suspect Mustapha Adams, one of the named armed robbers together with two of his accomplices who are on the run again robbed a Honda Accord DV Trade Plate with registration number 4894A at Achiase near Kenyase. On the 28th of April, 2021 Mustapha Adams and Mohammed Abubakar attempted to rob a Toyota 4 Runner with DV Trade Plate at gunpoint at Kenyase Abrem but luck eluded them and they were arrested by the Police.”
Ashanti regional police PRO ASP Godwin Ahianyor told the media in another development that the police has confirmed the death of a 43-year-old man in a robbery incident which took place at Buokrom on Tuesday 1st June 2021 at about 3:00 pm.
According to ASP Ahianyor, four (4) armed men on two motorbikes attacked the Consult Agency Limited at Buokrom Estate junction and robbed them of an amount of about One Hundred and Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS 138,000.00).
The Victim was rushed to the Manhyia Hospital for treatment but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5fm/Isaac Bediako
