A/R: Police Gun Down Suspected Armed Robber In Gun Battle @ Awankanta-Obuasi Highway
The Police in a statement issued in Kumasi, have announced that at about 0200hrs on Tuesday, a Jacobu Police patrol team which were on their routine patrol duties on the Anwiankwanta- Obuasi Highway encountered four unmasked men who emerged from a nearby bush flashing their torchlights signaling on coming vehicles to stop.
According to the Police, one of them was holding a shot gun and the others wielding machetes.
This was at a section of the road between Heman and Akokoaso known to be a robbery prone area.
The statement which was captured by wontumionline.com stated that, the one wielding the pump action gun on seeing the Police vehicle immediately fired at the Police, who also returned fire leading to his death.
The other three suspects managed to escape through the bush. However, according to the statement the Patrol team returned to their normal patrols on the road in search of the escapees and at about 5.00am,spotted three men walking along the roadside.
“The suspects gave their names to police as Umar Boobey 59yrs, Jibor Karim 28yrs and Saadoh Ali 23yrs. One short locally manufactured gun, two(2) live & two(2) empty AAA cartridges, one short machete, two(2) torchlights, four mobile phones and assorted dresses were retrieved.”
The body of deceased was conveyed and deposited at St Peter’s Catholic hospital morgue awaiting identification and autopsy.