Two suspected armed robbers were shot, while one other was arrested following a police operation near Bekwai in the Ashanti Region.
The Anti Robbery Squad under the Ashanti Regional Police Commmand shot two suspected robbers and arrested one other in an operation near Bekwai.
An intelligence led operation by the police on Wednesday March 2, 2022 reportedly clashed with five member robbery gang who had blocked the road from Abodom – Koniyaw, near Bekwai with logs to rob some traders.
“In the process of police engagement with the alleged robbers, two of them were shot, one was arrested and two others who might have sustained gunshot wounds managed to escape and are being pursued,” a according to statement from police.
Preliminary investigations established that these robbers on Monday, February 21, 2022, had blocked the road at Anwiankwanta and robbed passengers on board a Takoradi- Kumasi bound VIP bus.
“After subjecting the passengers to the harrowing experience, the robbers were reported to have then called on their victims to remember them in their prayers.”
Police said residents of the surrounding communities and medical facilities have been asked to be on the lookout for suspicious persons.
Find below the full police statement
By Vincent Kubi