Police Arrest 3 Suspected Robbers Targeting Bank Customers in Kumasi
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three Nigerians suspected to be members of a criminal syndicate behind a series of robberies targeting bank customers in Kumasi and its environs.
According to a press statement dated 3rd November, 2026 and signed by the Head of the Public Affairs Unit, Superintendent Godwin Ahianyo, the arrests were made by an IGP’s Special Team comprising personnel from the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit of the CID Headquarters and the Accra Regional Police Intelligence Directorate (PID).
The statement said the team, acting on intelligence, embarked on an operation at about 11:30 pm on 31st October, 2026, to apprehend the suspects.
The operation led to the arrest of two Nigerian nationals, Aboy Promise, aged 30, and Favour Uwalaka, aged 45, at a hotel at Moshie Zongo in Kumasi.
A search conducted in their rooms resulted in the recovery of GH¢1,600.00, assorted mobile phones, a Royal motorbike and a master key used to gain unauthorised access to victims’ vehicles and steal cash.
During interrogation, the suspects admitted their involvement in the robberies and mentioned two accomplices, Chinedu, alias Alhaji, and Kingsley, alias KC.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the syndicate monitored banking premises, identified customers who withdrew substantial sums of money and trailed them before attacking and robbing them.
They also broke into unattended vehicles belonging to bank customers using a master key to steal cash kept inside.
The suspects subsequently led the police team to another hotel at Dechemso, a suburb of Kumasi, where Kingsley, alias KC, aged 35, also a Nigerian national, was arrested. The remaining accomplice, Chinedu, alias Alhaji, is currently on the run.
The suspects admitted to robbing a victim of GH¢15,000.00 at Asokore Mampong on Tuesday, 27th October, 2026, after the victim had withdrawn money from Kwamang Rural Bank. They also admitted to similar robberies at the Atonsu branch of Fidelity Bank, the Ahodwo branch of Access Bank and other locations within Kumasi and its environs.
The three arrested suspects have since been handed over to the Ashanti Regional Police Command and are assisting with investigations.
The Command cautioned bank customers to remain vigilant, be alert to suspicious persons around banking premises and avoid leaving cash or other valuables unattended in vehicles, while commending the public for their continued cooperation and assuring residents of its commitment to combating robbery and other criminal activities in the region.
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