Tag Archives: robbery

National Security Operative remanded over robbery, possession of arms, ammunitions

A National Security operative accused of robbing a gold company director of 5kg of gold worth GHS2.7 million has been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit court. Kelvin Prince Boakye, aka Don King, has been charged with conspiracy to commit crime to wit robbery, robbery, and possession of …

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Soldier, 6 national security operatives arrested for alleged robbery

The Oyibi Police Command arrested a military officer and six (6) national security operatives at Amarhie in the Kpone Katamanso District for posing as land guards and robbing residents at gunpoint. The six were apprehended based on an intelligence tip, and the Oyibi police command quickly mobilized to the scene …

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Watch CCTV footage of robbery attack at Amasaman

A video capturing a robbery incident at Amasaman, a suburb of Accra has been making the rounds on social media. The incident according to reports happened during the week around 9pm. In the video two men were seen chasing an individual on a motorcycle, they managed to enter a compound …

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Businessman shot in broad daylight robbery at Asafo Market

A business man has reportedly been shot in broad daylight robbery at Kumasi Asafo Market in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The suspected armed robbers also made away with Gh¢ 50,000 in the process. The incident which occurred around 2:00 p-m, on Wednesday September 8, 2022 saw the business man …

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Wassa Akropong bank robbery suspects arrested; one shot dead

The police have arrested two men, suspected to be part of a gang of armed robbers who attacked the Upper Amenfi Rural Bank at Jukwa near Wassa Akropong on 27th June 2022. The suspects, Tahiru Issaka alias Red and Yahuza Mohammed, according to a police statement, were arrested at hideouts …

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Update: Three Opoku Ware SHS students arrested for robbery

Three students of Opoku Ware Senior High School in Kumasi in the Ashanti region have been arrested for robbery. The three were were arrested and held at the Kumasi Central Police station after they snatched a taxi from its driver at gunpoint last Friday August 12,2022. “On Friday, 12th August …

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Three Opoku Ware SHS final year students arrested for robbery

Three final-year students of Opuku Ware SHS have been arrested by the Police for their involvement in a robbery attack. The students, between the ages of 17 and 19, were reported to have chartered a taxi from Santansi to Golden Tulip around 11:30pm. When the driver got to Golden Tulip, …

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How bank robbery prank landed Nigerian skit maker in prison

Eyinatayo Iluyomade, a 19-year-old Lagos-based comedian, has been arrested and charged to court for saying an expensive joke. The skit maker was alleged to have dropped a threat note of robbery at First Bank’s Sabo branch counter, in Ondo town, on Friday. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Ogun …

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Police to reduce robbery response time to 10 minutes across the country – Dampare

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare says the Police Service is working to reduce robbery response time to 10 minutes across the country. According to him, the initiative will be boosted with the deployment of over 2000 personnel and motorbikes across highways in the country in the coming days. Speaking …

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28-year-old man wrongfully accused of robbery lynched at Komenda-Aburansa

A 28-year-old man, Festus Eduafo, who was an auto mechanic by profession has been wrongfully lynched by the Youth of Komenda-Aburansa in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abraim Municipality of the Central Region. Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan indicates that the deceased was on Monday, July 4, 2022, at …

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