armed robbers

Armed Robbers Strike At Dormabin Filling Station, Leave One Dead

Armed Robbers Strike At Dormabin Filling Station, Leave One Dead

Tragedy struck at a filling station in Dormabin in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, when armed robbers opened fire, killing one person. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) gathered that the victim, Isaac Dampoki, had visited the filling station to purchase fuel, when the robbers, armed with guns, stormed the premises and shot him. The robbers are said to have made away with GH¢9,000, after they had begun shooting sporadically, hitting the victim in the process. Mr. Israel Asiedu, a resident of Dormabin told the GNA that the victim was rushed to CHPS compound for treatment due to…
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Robbers Abandon Vehicle During Operation; One Arrested With Weapons

Robbers Abandon Vehicle During Operation; One Arrested With Weapons

Personnel of the Ghana Police Service are on a hunt for Seven(7) suspected armed robbers who attacked some residents of Konongo in the Ashanti Region and made away with huge sums of money. The suspects fled from the scene after being hinted that the police were heading to the scene of crime, also abandoned their Green Toyota Hilux Pickup with registration number GT 6511 – 11. Luck however eluded one of the suspects identified as Amid Tahiru who with the support of community members, was disarmed, arrested and handed over to the police according to MyNewsGh.com’s Ashanti Regional Correspondent. It…
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Armed Robbers Attack Mobile Money Agent At Wenchi

Armed Robbers Attack Mobile Money Agent At Wenchi

Three suspected armed robbers have shot a mobile money agent at Wenchi in the Bono Region and fled with thousands of Ghana cedis and three mobile phones. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) gathered the suspected robbery happened on Friday June 23, 2023, around 2100 hours and the victim, Raymond Kombanga, 32 years, is responding to treatment at the Wenchi Methodist Hospital. When contacted, the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Boakye Ansah, the Wenchi Divisional Police Commander confirmed, but declined to comment on the incident, and asked the GNA to contact the Bono Regional Police Command. But, efforts made to reach…
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Armed Robbers Threatening Our Lives, Come To Our Aid – Buoho-Foase Residents

Armed Robbers Threatening Our Lives, Come To Our Aid – Buoho-Foase Residents

Residents of Bouho-Foase, a community in the Ashanti region’s Afigya Kwabre South District, are terrified due to frequent attacks by suspected armed robbers. The residents claimed that these suspected robbers regularly attacked them. They claim that these armed men attack them, steal their valuables, and destroy their property. The situation has made their lives unbearable, prompting many residents to flee their homes and seek refuge elsewhere. Residents accused one Okomfour Kwame Prince of carrying out the attack; the Armed Men frequently travel in groups. They have therefore appealed to the Police Service to deploy men to the area to patrol…
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Two Suspected Armed Robbers Beaten To Pulp At Millennium City In The Central Region

Two Suspected Armed Robbers Beaten To Pulp At Millennium City In The Central Region

Two persons suspected to be armed robbers have been beaten to pulp and nearly set ablaze by residents at Ninja Junction, a suburb of Millennium City in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The suspects numbering three wielding knives and other offensive weapons are said to have jumped into a fenced house to rob the residents early Monday, May 8, 2023 thinking the occupants had gone to work. However, an occupant raised alarm drawing the attention of residents who went to her aid and succeeded in arresting two of the suspects as one managed to escape. The suspects…
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Level 100 Student Dies After Being Attacked By Armed Robbers In Kumasi

Level 100 Student Dies After Being Attacked By Armed Robbers In Kumasi

News coming in indicates that a level 100 English student of Akenten Appiah Menka University of Skills Training And Enterpreniioural Development (AAMUSTED) has met his untimely death after being attacked by armed robbers on Tuesday, April 25 around 3am. According to reports, the deceased was returning back to his hostel after hours of studying on campus where he met these armed men. They attacked the student, robbed him and used a sharp weapon which is believed to be a cutlass to cause a huge injury on the deceased head. The student was later sent to Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for…
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Female Suspected Armed Robber, 2 Others Arrested

Female Suspected Armed Robber, 2 Others Arrested

Police have arrested three suspected armed robbers including a female for snatching a vehicle from a driver at Cemetery on the Breman Kokoso to Amanfopong road in the Central Region The incident happened on Sunday April 16, 2023 in the evening. Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan revealed that, the Female suspected robber, Ruth Agyapong who is the gang leader was first arrested at her hide out and then led the police to arrest the other suspects, Edward and William Kissi. She’s said to have hired a Toyota Yaris with registration number GC-6553-21 and while negotiating with the driver…
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