The Ashanti Regional Police Anti-Robbery Squad during an intelligence-led operation on March 2 engaged a group of five robbers who had blocked the road from Abodom – Koniyaw, near Bekwai with wooden logs to rob some market women.
A police statement says in the process of police engagement with the robbers, two of them were shot, one was arrested and two others who might have sustained gunshot wounds managed to escape but are being pursued.
The residents of the surrounding communities and medical facilities have been asked to be on the lookout for suspicious person and inform the police for action.
The police says preliminary investigations have established that the gang of robbers on Monday, February 21, 2022 had blocked the road at Anwiankwanta and robbed passengers on board a Takoradi-Kumasi VIP Bus.
And after subjecting the passengers to the harrowing experience, the robbers were reported to have then called on their victims to remember them in prayers.
“Exhibits retrieved from the scene of Monday’s events include a Mazda min bus with registration number AK 179-19, face marks, Cutlasses, three pump action guns all loaded with AAA live ammunition and 30 spare AAA ammunition.
“We commend the Ashanti Regional Police Commander DCOP/Mr Boakye Yiadom and his team for their dedication to the fight against robbery.
“We call on the public to continue to support us in our task of ensuring the safety and security of us all”, a police statement reads…
