Police Urge Vigilance Among Bank Customers After Arrest Of 3 Suspected Robbers
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has cautioned bank customers to be vigilant around banking premises.
They have been urged to avoid leaving cash unattended in vehicles.
The caution was contained in a press statement issued on November 3, 2026, after an IGP’s Special Team arrested three suspected members of a syndicate targeting customers who withdraw large sums.
Two of the arrested suspects were identified as Nigerian nationals- Aboy Promise, 30, and Favour Uwalaka, 45- who were apprehended at a hotel at Moshie Zongo at about 11:30 pm30pm on 31st October, 2026.
The Command says the suspects monitored banks, identified customers who withdrew substantial amounts, trailed them, and attacked and robbed them.
In other instances, they used a master key to break into unattended vehicles belonging to bank customers to steal cash kept inside.
One other Nigerian identified as Kingsley, 35, also a Nigerian, was arrested at a second hotel at Dechemso where a third accomplice,while the fourth suspect, Chinedu alias Alhaji, is on the run.
Police say the suspects have admitted to robbing a victim of GH¢15,000 at Asokore Mampong on 27th October after the victim withdrew money from Kwamang Rural Bank, and to similar incidents at the Atonsu branch of Fidelity Bank, the Ahodwo branch of Access Bank and other locations in Kumasi.
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