TWO robbers have been shot dead by locals of Maame-Amakrom in the Anwiaso Gyimaakyi Electoral Area of Bosome Freho District in Ashanti Region.
The shooting of the hoodlums was clearly in retaliation of the shooting to death of a cocoa clerk in the area, whose name was only given as Mr. Obeng, by the trigger-happy robbers.
Assemblyman of Anwiaso Gyimaakyi Electoral Area in the Bosome Freho District, Isaac Afranie, said the shooting incident happened around 2am on Tuesday.
According to him, about seven suspected robbers, who were armed with guns and other offensive weapons, stormed Maame-Amakrom on Tuesday dawn to rob the local people.
In the course of the robbery expedition, the robbers shot dead Mr. Obeng, a popular cocoa clerk in the community at close range, leading to his instant demise.
The shooting of Mr. Obeng, the assemblyman said, drew the attention of the people in the cocoa-growing community, who woke up from their sleep and rushed to the crime scene.
Sensing danger, he said, the hoodlums reportedly took to their heels, and two of the robbers were shot dead by the locals, who were also heavily armed.
Mr. Afranie said information reaching him indicated that some of the robbers were captured alive and handed to the police, but he could not readily confirm their number and names.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah, Kumasi