The police have killed at least two suspected armed robbers believed to be behind the killing of UK-based journalist Syyed Taalay Ahmed along the Kintampo-Buipe-Tamale highway.
The two – Hamidu Umaru and Haadu – were killed in a gun battle with the police, a statement from the law enforcement body said.
Four others, Saaju Bukari, Bertor Saabi, Ali Amadu and Isaad Seidu have also been arrested in connection with similar offences following an intelligence-led operation by the special anti-robbery taskforce.
The police statement said preliminary investigations suggest that these suspects were behind “many robberies including the killing of an international journalist some days ago.”
Background
Syyed Taalay Ahmed, a journalist with the London-based Muslim Ahmadiyya Television International (MTA International) was killed by suspected armed robbers on the Tamale – Buipe road in the Savannah Region.
The suspected armed robbers attacked his vehicle on Monday 23 August 2021.
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