Tag Archives: ROBBERS

Armed robbers shoot and kill lawyer on Bole-Bamboi highway

Suspected armed robbers have shot and killed a lawyer, Richard Badombie on the Bole-Bamboi highway in the Savannah Region. The Accra-based lawyer was reportedly killed by the robbers while travelling to Jirapa in the Upper West Region with some relatives on Saturday, 28 May 2022. The robbers, who emerged from …

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Fuel pump attendant shot by armed robbers, one suspect arrested

A female fuel pump attendant has been shot by armed robbers during an attack on Glory Oil Fuel Filling station at Akyem Abenase in Akyemansa District in the Eastern region. Faustina Ampomaa, 23, who was shot in the face was rushed to the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua for treatment. …

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Robbers raid home of NPP executive, hold her at gunpoint

The Deputy Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Perpetual Lomokie Akwada, has been attacked in her home by suspected armed robbers. Making this known in a Facebook post, Perpetual Akwada, who is also the leader of NPP Ladies, said the robbers gained access to her house through her …

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Easter celebration: Robbers attack church, run away with offering

A church (name withheld), located at Atwima Afrancho in the Ashanti Region has been attacked by armed robbers on Easter Friday. The robbers, while carrying out their operation injured about 5 people including 3 children. According to a TV3 report, the armed robbers bolted with the church offertory after completing …

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Armed robbers attack gas station in Koforidua; bolt with over ¢40,000

Armed robbers have attacked a gas station, Bance Gas located at Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital. The robbers bolted with over ¢40,000. The robbers assaulted one pump attendant and also the security officer on duty at the time of the robbery. This occurred on Monday April 11. The matter was …

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Robbers shot dead two persons at Mamadukoraa

Two persons have allegedly been shot to death by gunmen suspected to be armed robbers at Mamadukoraa, a farming community in the Chache Electoral area in the Bole District of the Savannah Region. The deceased are Mr. Yaw and madam Dibuone Akua age 60 and 40 respectively. The armed men …

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One injured after armed robbers attacked Women’s Premier League side FC Savannah

Armed Robbers have attacked Women’s Premier League side, FC Savannah, on the Tamale-Kumasi Highway on April 8, 2022. The club via their Twitter handle confirmed the news, announcing that one of their officials has sustained an injury as a result of the ambush that occurred during the late hours of …

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Armed robbers sentenced to 60 years imprisonment

Three young men in Akatsi have been sentenced to a total of 60 years imprisonment by the Sogakope Court last Friday. The three, Godsway Sedofia, 19, Seraphim Torgbor, and Destiny Adzakpo, both 18, were sentenced for conspiring and robbing an ‘okada’ operator of his motorbike at gunpoint Each of them …

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VIDEO: Inside story of the man who allegedly hired robbers to attack his ‘father’

A recent viral video caused stirs on social media with reports that a young man had been arrested for contracting armed robbers to attack his own father. In one of the videos, 30-year-old Stephen Gyedu in what is seen as an interrogation, is heard admitting to the plot to rob …

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Walewale youth beat up suspected armed robbers, suspects on admission

Two suspected armed robbers have been admitted at the Walewale Government Hospital in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region after they were attacked by some youth in an attempt to snatch a motorbike and mobile phones at the Walewale Market square. The incident happened at about 3 …

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