The Ashanti Regional police command has launched a manhunt for a group of robbers who shot and killed a player of Berekum Chelsea in a highway attack at Ahyiresu in the Nyinahin District of the Ashanti Region on Sunday, April 12, 2026.
According to the police, the incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. along the Ahyiresu–Kwame Dwumor Sreso (KDS) road when six armed men ambushed a passenger bus. Three of the attackers were reportedly carrying pump-action guns.
According to the police, the passenger vehicle with registration number AM 9334-20, was transporting about 30 football players and officials of Berekum Chelsea from Samreboi to Berekum when it came under attack.
The driver lost control in an attempt to escape causing the vehicle to veer off the road into nearby bushes.
During the robbery, one of the passengers, identified as footballer Dominic Frimpong, sustained gunshot wounds. He was rushed to the Bibiani Government Hospital but died while receiving treatment.
Another victim, 52-year-old George Owusu Afriyie, was reportedly robbed of GHS 4,500.
Police investigators retrieved two spent BB cartridges from the scene to aid ongoing investigations.
The Regional Police Command has since deployed additional personnel and crime scene experts to the area as part of efforts to track down th atee suspects.
Authorities have assured the public that those responsible will be apprehended.
The statement signed by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Godwin Ahianyo, Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command urged residents and commuters to remain calm and continue to cooperate with law enforcement as investigations continue.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh /Isaac Justice Bediako
