One suspect has been arrested by the Western Regional Police Command in connection with the gold robbery case which occurred at Mpohor in the region, last Saturday.
According to the Regional Command, the suspect is assisting in the investigation, whilst strenuous efforts are underway to arrest the remaining suspects.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Regional Police Command and signed by its Head of Public Affairs Unit, Supt Olivia Ewurabena Adiku.
The statement said “the Regional Police Command is on a manhunt for a gang of armed robbers who attacked a gold-buying shop and robbed them of unspecified amount of money and injured one person in the Mpohor District on Saturday.”
The statement pointed out that the injured victim is responding to treatment.
“We would like to assure the public that the perpetrators will be arrested and be made to face justice,” the statement indicated.
A gang of armed robbers last Saturday stormed a gold dealership shop at Mpohor in the Western Region, attacked the shop attendants and made away with 100 pounds of gold and an unspecified amount of money.
The violent attack occurred at about 7:30pm. The robbers, who were heavily armed, ambushed the gold dealers and gave several warning shots.
According to sources, one of the gold dealers was shot in the thigh and was later rushed to the hospital for treatment.
Managers of the shop — Paa Nyame Gold Shop — in a statement, confirmed the robbery and indicated that it has been reported to the police, who have launched investigation.
Residents of Mpohor say they are now living in fear following the attack. They said it was pathetic that now armed robbers can operate so freely in the community.
Many of them indicated that the robbery has shattered their sense of safety in what was once a quiet mining town.
A closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of the robbery obtained by Takoradi-based Connect FM, showed five masked men — one wielding an assault rifle, another clutching a pistol — on the terrified victims.
The robbers were seen ripping open various storage closets as they scoop up cash and what was later confirmed to be about 100 pounds of gold.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi