The anti-robbery task force of the Ashanti Regional Police Command on Thursday, December 2, 2021, arrested three suspected armed robbers with one other shot dead at Oseikrom.
According to the Police, the patrol team responded to a distress call at about 7:30 am that a gang of robbers had attacked some miners near Oseikrom. While the Police were approaching, the gang opened fire on them. The Police also returned fire leading to the death of one while the rest fled the scene.
The Police noted that at about noon the same day, two persons, Richard Nkrumah alias Paa Yaw and Alex Appiah alias Ameley, who were part of the robbery gang were arrested through an intelligence-led operation.
The two suspects led the Police to the crime scene where a pump-action gun loaded with five live cartridges’ was retrieved.
The Police added that during interrogation, the suspects mention one Emmanuel alias Awoloh, a driver of the miners, as the mastermind of the robbery operation.
“Strenuous intelligence and operational efforts later led to the successful arrest of Emmanuel alias Awoloh. The three suspects are now in custody assisting investigations.” The Police said
The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Obuasi Government Hospital Morgue awaiting identification and autopsy.
