Police: 6 Suspected Robbers Arrested In Bono East
The police in the Bono East region have arrested six suspected armed robbers for their alleged involvement in a series of residential and highway robberies within the region and beyond.
The gang of six were nabbed through an intelligence-led operation by the police at their hideouts within the Techiman Municipality on Sunday, July 17, 2022, the police said in a statement.
The six are Kelvin Antwi, Issa Mohammed alias Baba/ Container Money, Reagan Kwaku Boakye alias Baby Face, Kwaku Boateng alias Star Boy, Elija Osei and Gyimah Sadique.
All six are said to have admitted to their crimes according to the police.
“A search conducted on them during the arrest led to the recovery of a locally made pistol with four live AAA cartridges, one toy pistol, two motorbikes, one cutlass, one hammer and three pairs of scissors. Other items retrieved from them include one flashlight, one cutter, one pepper spray and 22 assorted mobile phones believed to belong to victims of their operations. Fifty Euros (€ 50) and an amount of Two Thousand, Five Hundred Cedis (GH₵ 2,500.00) were also retrieved from them.”
The police report also said a victim who was robbed on July 17, 2022, at Nkwaeso on Sunyani Road identified Issa Mohammed to be among the people who robbed him. The victim also identified iPhone 11 pro max among the phones retrieved from the gang.
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
