1 dead, another injured after robbers clash with police

The Tema police on Thursday engaged in a shootout with two robbers on a motorbike leading to the death of one and another injured.

The robbers were said to have tracked some businessmen who went to withdraw money at the Tema Metropolitan Assembly branch of Zenith Bank.

According to one of the businessmen, he and his partner, a Lebanese, are importers who deal in frozen fish at the Tema Fishing Harbour.

He explained they went to withdraw an amount of GH¢123, 000 but some bank staff sensed danger when they saw the motorbikes outside the bank.

He said the staff advised they wait for some time but when the suspected robbers failed to leave, the bank offered a police officer as an escort.

On their way, the suspects crossed their vehicle and tried to shoot them but the police officer opened fire on them, one fled with the money but the other was shot to death