Three suspected robbers were killed during a shootout with the police in a bush between Anwiankwanta and the Jacobu Junction in the Ashanti Region on Christmas Eve.

The three were part of a gang of five who reportedly opened fire on the police when they saw them.

The remaining two are on the run.

Following the shootout, the suspects, who sustained injuries, were taken to the Bekwai Municipal Hospital, where they were pronounced dead on arrival.

They have been identified as Seidu Issah, 29, Musah Yakubu, 35 and Yahaya Munkaila a.k.a. Tijani, 25.

Their bodies have been deposited in the hospital’s morgue for preservation and autopsy.

“An investigation is underway, and efforts are being made to apprehend the accomplices and retrieve the guns,” a police situational report (SITREP), a copy of which has been seen by Graphic Online, stated.

The SITREP indicated that Seidu, Tijani and others were wanted persons in connection with several robberies and killings in Manso, Jacobu and the Anwiankwanta area.

It said on December 24, 2025, the police command received intelligence that the gang had converged in a bush in between Anwiankwanta and Jacobu junction, preparing to strike on the Anwiankwanta – Obuasi road.

“An intelligence-led operation was conducted, and the team deployed four service vehicles that raided the converging place in a bush near Anwiankwanta.

“The team on arrival spotted about five young men with guns. The gang on seeing police opened fire and attempted to escape through the bush. The police tactically returned fire, and three suspects sustained gunshot injuries but the other two with suspected gunshot wounds managed to escape,” the report indicated.

The report said two pump-action guns loaded with six rounds of ammunition each, and one unbranded pistol were retrieved from the scene.