[ 2021-03-14 ]

Police gun down suspected robber at Awudome cemetery
The Kaneshie District Police has gunned down a
suspected robber at the Awudome Cemetery in
Accra.

According to the police, he was shot after
stabbing a passer-by and attempting to rob
another.

Police in a statement noted that the suspect was
rushed to the hospital for treatment but was
pronounced dead upon arrival.

Prior to his death, he had attacked a victim and
collected a black bag with GHS250, spare parts and
a phone.

They add that after the attack, they had to lay
ambush for him until he came out of the cemetery
in a bid to attack another person.

Meanwhile, his accomplice managed to escape.

The police disclosed this in a press statement
issued today, Saturday, March 13, 2021.

The statement disclosed the incident happened on
Friday, March 12, 2021, around the SSNIT heading
towards Obetsebi Lamptey Circle.

Recently, two robbers were also gunned down after
stealing over GHS100,000 at Tema.

The two robbers trailed their victims who had gone
to cash the said amount from the Tema Community
One branch of the Zenith Bank.

Narrating the circumstances under which the
robbery occurred, Assistant Commissioner of Police
(ACP), Paul Kissi Frimpong said luck eluded the
two robbers after the Police patrol team pursued
them until they were killed in a fire exchange on
Thursday.

“A robbery took place in Tema here. A
businessman had gone to Zenith Bank to withdraw
over GHS100,000. As they left the bank, these two
robbers on a motorbike who chased him, immobilized
his vehicle by shooting at the tyres then
succeeded in taking his money away.”

“An alarm was raised and the information got to
the Police. Our patrol team pursued them and
eventually had the two of them killed by an
exchange of fire. The money also scattered on the
street. People had to scramble for the money so
eventually, we had only GHS2,500 out of the
100,000 cedis,” he said.

Source - Citinewsroom

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