A suspected armed robber has been shot dead in a failed robbery attack on the Adonteng Rural Bank branch in Abomosu in Atewa West District in Eastern Region. The deceased armed robber was part of a robbery gang that attempted to attack the bank at about 1:55 am Friday, September …
Read More »VIDEO: Robbers seek for cover from Osu KFC after community chase them with weapons
According to a video fast spreading online, a group of armed robbers have run to seek cover at Osu KFC after area boys gave them a hot chase with some deadly weapons. Apparently, the armed robbers were arrested by area boys who served instant justice on them but they managed …
Read More »Daylight robbery on Bolga-Walewale highway; robbers bolt with phones, huge cash
Some commuters on Bolgatanga-Walewale road have reportedly been robbed at gunpoint at a section of the road between Wulugu and Karimenga. MyNewsGh.com source who was a victim of the robbery said the armed robbers stopped all cars that were on the road in broad daylight. Passengers were then asked to …
Read More »Fourteen ‘wanted’ robbery suspects arrested
Fourteen suspects linked to a number of alleged robberies and other crimes have been arrested across the country. In the Greater Accra region, one Ebenezer Ahuma Djietror has been arrested for allegedly robbing and harming two persons at gunpoint on the streets on 11th August 2021. He has been remanded …
Read More »Mason jailed for robbery
The Nkawie Circuit Court has sentenced a 24-year-old mason to 10 years imprisonment for robbing a woman at Bokankye in the Atwima-Nwabiagya North District. Sampson Yeboah pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted on his own plea. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr Sylvanus Dalmeida told the court presided …
Read More »CCTV footage of Jamestown ‘Bullion Van’ robbery surfaces
• A bullion van was attacked by armed robbers at Adedenkpo-Jamestown on June 14 • One Joyce Afua Amankwa died from a gunshot during the robbery incident • Two weeks after the attack, CCTV footage of the incident has emerged Closed-Circuit Television [CCTV] footage of the deadly armed robbery attack …
Read More »Police foil robbery attack in Bolga, arrest ringleader
The Upper East Regional Police Emergency Patrol Team on Saturday, June 26 at about 1:30 pm engaged two armed robbers on an unregistered motorbike in their attempt to snatch another motorbike from their owners at a gunpoint. Police received a call to the effect that two young men suspected to …
Read More »Headteacher killed in suspected robbery attack in Bono East Region
Gunmen shot and killed a man in his 30s in a robbery attack on the Atebubu-Kwame-Danso highway, police in the Bono East Region has said. Police named the deceased as Elijah Asante, a headteacher with the Bantama S.D.A Basic School located in the Sene West District, about 143km from …
Read More »SHS Student Jailed 15Years For Robbery
The Obuasi circuit court has sentenced an 18-year-old senior high school student to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour for robbery. Michael Dakorah, who was a student of the Asare Bediako Senior High School at Obuasi, was said to have been together with an accomplice, attacked and robbed their victim …
Read More »Mfantseman MP robbery victim cries for help
A victim of the armed robbery that took the life of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman, is crying for help as he struggles to undergo surgery to remove pellets embedded in his body. Patrick Asante, the truck driver, who was first shot by the robbers before the late …
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