The alleged criminal
A man identified as Nii Addo, suspected to be a leader of a gang in Sekondi-Takoradi and Tarkwa, the Western Region has been arrested.
He was arrested by some civilians at the Takoradi market circle last Monday evening when he attempted snatching a mobile phone from a Kumasi-based radio presenter and a film producer called Mawuli Ekpe Peter, popularly known as Abro..
The suspect was on a motorbike with one of his gang members and managed to snatch the mobile phone of a young man.
The victim had parked his car around the “YOU 84” Supermarket area at the Takoradi Market Circle and was walking around town at about 8:45pm when the suspects snatched his iPhone 11 Promax and bolted.
The victim with the help of some people around, traced the robbers and sighted them around Dadzie Bakery Area in Takoradi on the motorbike.
The victim managed to knock them with his car into a gutter but one of the suspects managed to flee with the phone, leaving behind the rider, who was said to be the gang leader.
“We handed him over to the Police but the other one left with the phone. When we got to the police station we learnt that the suspect was already on the wanted list of the police,” the victim said.
According to the victim, the suspect is currently at the Central Police Station in Takoradi.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi