Tag Archives: bullion

Most banks have signed up to use armoured bullion vans starting July 1 – ABOG

Alhaji Iddi Sumaila, President of the Association of Bullion Operators Ghana (ABOG), has disclosed that starting July 1, 2023, only armoured bullion vans will be used. According to him, no soft-skinned vehicle will be utilised to convey cash. He stated that the Association is dedicated to ensuring that all banks …

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Interior Ministry has seized Kantanka bullion vans while policemen are dying – CEO

In the wake of a tragic bullion van robbery resulting in the loss of a policeman’s life at Ablekuma Fanmilk, Kwadwo Safo Kantanka Jnr, CEO of the Kantanka Group, has expressed his belief that the incident could have been avoided if Kantanka bullion vans were in use. The CEO took …

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Armed robbers shoot and kill police officer in bullion van attack at Ablekuma

Armed robbers shot and killed a police officer at the Ablekuma Star Oil filling station during an alleged operation in the Greater Accra Region. The incident which occurred on Thursday, June 22, 2023, claimed the life of the police officer who can be identified as Amoah from his name tag. …

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Ghana begins to locally manufacture its own bullion vans to combat robbery

Ghana has started assembling Cash-in-Transit (CIT) armored trucks to keep the country’s banks’ movement of large sums of money secure and impervious to robbery assaults. The first four vehicles that DIHOC- KE­NAKI Manufacturing Company Limited (DIKMAC) equipped at its armored vehicle assembling facility at Burma Camp in Accra are now …

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Banks procure armoured bullion vans to protect money, lives

Banks in Ghana have procured 60 armoured bullion vans to ensure safe carting of money and the protection of lives, Mr John Awuah, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Association of Bankers, has said. He said the special purpose vehicles with siren, tracking devices, bullet resistant glass and other …

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Bullion van robberies: Tears flow as court denies accused police officers bail again

The four police officers standing trial for their alleged involvement in multiple bullion van robberies have once again been remanded into custody by an Accra Circuit Court. The bill application moved by the counsels for the four accused persons during sitting on Monday, April 25, 2022, was denied by the …

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Four Police officers charged over Bullion van robberies

Four Police constables who were arraigned for their role in the Bullion Van attacks have been charged with counts. The charges are an attempt to commit a crime to wit; robbery and Abetment, with a civilian, said to be a scrap dealer. The plea of the four – Constable Yaro …

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Bullion van robberies: Four more policemen arrested, five civilians on the run

The Ghana Police Service have announced the arrest of five suspects believed to be connected with bullion van robberies that happened between 2021 and 2022. Police had earlier announced the arrest of two officers suspected to be complicit in the robberies. Those two officers have been killed in the recent …

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2 policemen implicated in bullion van robberies attack

The Ghana Police Service have made a revealing breakthrough into a number of investigations it has been conducting into attacks on bullion vans in the last few months. The police have disclosed that two of its men were involved in the four attacks. In a statement issued by the Director of Public …

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