The suspect receiving treatment at KATH
Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested a 25-year-old man, Francis Nsiah, in connection with an attempted armed robbery on the Hiakose-Nweneso stretch in the Manso Nkwanta District.
The arrest followed a police operation led by ASP Noah Yakpa and his team, who responded to information about an ongoing robbery on the road.
The incident occurred last Friday, August 7, 2026, at about 11 p.m., when the Nkwawie Divisional Operations Patrol Team received information that an armed robbery was underway between Hiakose and Nweneso.
ASP Yakpa and his team immediately proceeded to the area and, upon approaching the scene, heard gunshots and spotted one of the suspected robbers fleeing into a nearby bush with a bag.
The officers gave chase, while a subsequent search of the area led to the recovery of an iPhone 14 and a bag believed to belong to some of the victims.
The police later received information that one of the suspected robbers had sought medical attention at a health facility for gunshot wounds.
ASP Yakpa and his team proceeded to the facility, where they arrested Nsiah, who had sustained a gunshot wound to the left side of his buttock.
He is currently under police guard and receiving medical treatment at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).
Police said investigations were ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident, as well as identify and arrest other persons suspected to have been involved.
FROM David Afum, Kumasi