Tag Archives: Armed

An alleged armed robber has been burnt to death after luck eluded him at Karaga in the Northern Region following a failed expedition. Reports say the deceased was part of a gang of five robbers whose attack was foiled when the Karaga community was alerted of their activity. The armed …

A Police escort team has shot to death an armed robber in between Sawaba and Mpaha junction on the Buipe-Tamale road in the Central Gonja district of the Savannah region. According to the Savannah Regional Police Commander DCOP Enoch Bediako, a bus with registration number GS 5578-17 was transporting passengers …

The Member of Parliament-elect on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Keta Constituency, Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpe, has been attacked by some armed men at the dawn of Friday, December 11, 2020. According to reports by GhanaWeb’s correspondent in the region, the attack took place at MP-elect’s residence at …

The Ghana Armed Forces says claims that it has relocated some of its military equipment from the national capital to the Volta and Oti Regions to suppress voters in the area on Election Day are untrue. It follows the circulation of social media audio alleging that the security agency intends …

The Jacobu District Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for armed robbers who shot and killed two Chinese nationals at Asuoso Fenaso in the Amansie Central District of Ashanti Region on Saturday, December 5. The armed robbers are said to have invaded the house of …

Two young men yet to be identified have been shot dead by armed robbers on the Songo-Kugri road in the Garu Constituency of the Upper East Region. The incident happened on Songo Market day Tuesday November 24 at about 8pm. The Garu District Police Commander, DSP Daniel B. Yaro, in …

An armed robber who convicted to fifteen years imprisonment in hard labor and kept in police custody while awaiting to be transferred to begin his term has escaped in Wulensi in the Northern Region. The criminal, Mohammed Ibrahim who is 36 years old is said to have escaped by forcing …

Armed robbers on Wednesday attacked and robbed the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Wa West, Mr Edward Laabiir Sabo, his entourage, and other passengers. The robbers also took away unspecified amount of money, phones and other items after holding their victims hostage for three hours. The robbers, who encamped at …

The Police in Sefwi Abrabra in the Western North region has gunned down two armed robbers in a shoot out. According to the Police, they picked up information that the robbers were hiding in the forest at Sefwi Abrabra and were ready for an operation. Together with the town folks, …

Residents of Nsuta – Birim in the Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti region have said some armed robbers in the area have resulted in putting their fingers in the private parts of women in the area. The armed robbers who operate on the Nsuta-Birim-Jeduako road according to the residents …