The two suspects entering the police vehicle
Two suspected military personnel who allegedly hatched a plan, together with some civilians to rob a mining company, have been arrested.
The alleged military men and two of the civilians were arrested by the Prestea Police, who are under the Western Central Police Command in the Western Region.
The suspects attempted to rob LongShine Mining Company Limited located at Obuohu, a suburb of Prestea in the region.
They were reported to have stormed the mining site on Sunday, September 28, 2025 at about 10:30pm, to allegedly carry out their nefarious activity.
They first subjected the security guards of the company to some beatings before asking the guards to lead them to the company’s gold room.
However, some of the security guards managed to call the police and informed them about the incident.
The police rushed to the scene and were able to arrest the suspects, including the two men in military uniform.
Information gathered indicated that the suspects were six, but two civilians managed to escape.
The remaining four were arrested and a rented brand new Toyota pickup with registration number GN6116-25, which the suspects used for their operation, was confiscated by the police.
Gideon Ofori, a Tailing Officer (T.O) at LongShine Mining, who confirmed the incident, said initially the suspects, including the men in military uniform, claimed they came from Accra.
He said some of the civilians who were wearing masks, also indicated that they were from the National Security.
According to him, after some of the suspects ordered the company’s security guards to lead them to the gold room, “We suspected the men were there for a different mission, and some of us managed to call the Prestea Police.”
Sources disclosed that the suspects were later transferred to the headquarters of the Western Central Police Command in Tarkwa for further investigations.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi