Police Arrest 9 Suspects Over Robbery and Murder in Fiapre

The Bono Regional Police Command has arrested nine suspects in connection with an alleged robbery of a mobile money vendor and murder incidents that occurred at Fiapre-Zongo, a suburb of the Sunyani Municipality.

In a press release issued on August 6, 2026, and signed by Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, Public Relations Officer of the Bono Regional Police Command, the Command said the arrests followed a distress call received on August 5, 2026, at about 8:00 p.m. of an ongoing robbery at Fiapre.

According to the statement, personnel responded swiftly to the scene, but the perpetrators had fled before their arrival. The attack targeted a mobile money vendor, Amina Abu, aged 30, who was robbed of GH₵30,000.00 in cash.

The release indicated that four other persons were also hit by pellets from gunshots during the incident. They were identified as Khadija Abu, 23; Anifa Tanko, 24; Ibrahim Osei, 40; and an unidentified man who was found with a black mask lying beside him behind Ibrahim Osei’s house with severe injuries. All five victims were rushed to the Regional Teaching Hospital for medical attention.

Police said Ibrahim Osei came out of his room while the suspects were fleeing and was shot. He died on arrival at the hospital. The unidentified man also died while receiving treatment. The bodies have since been deposited at the hospital morgue for preservation, identification, and autopsy.

Six spent BB casings were recovered from the scene and retained as exhibits for forensic examination.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects got off a cattle truck heading towards the Berekum direction to commit the crime. The Twumasikrom checkpoint was subsequently alerted to intercept two vehicles carrying cattle.

The nine suspects are currently in custody assisting with investigations and will be processed for prosecution.

The Command assured the public that efforts are underway to apprehend the remaining perpetrators who are still at large and to bring them to face the full rigours of the law.

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