The Interior minister Ambrose Dery on Monday (12 December) visited the police officer who was shot in a gun battle between the police and some armed robbers at Caprice, a suburb of Accra.
The visit was to assess the condition of the officer and also wish him well, the police statement said.
The officer was shot in the thigh by the armed robbers during a special operation to arrest them at their hideout.
Dery took the opportunity to thank the police for their invaluable services to the country and “assured them of his ministry’s commitment to support the police in the fight against crime.”
Accompanying the minister were the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo-Dampare, Commissioner of Police (COP) Nathan Kofi Boakye, COP George Mensah, COP Paul Manly Awini, COP Habiba Twumasi Sarpong and some other senior officers.
Suspects killed
At least two suspected armed robbers, who attacked and shot a woman at Caprice in Accra on Friday, have been killed following a gun battle with the police, an official statement said.
The police said they have so far arrested one of the armed robbers in connection with the incident following a sustained intelligence.
“Police have shot dead two armed robbers and arrested one in connection with the robbery attack at Caprice in Accra on Friday 9 December 2022 where a female victim was attacked, shot and robbed,” the statement said.
“Sustained police intelligence operations since 9 December 2022, took the fight to the robbery gang at their hideout (name of location withheld for now).
“The robbers engaged the police in a shootout and in the process two were shot dead and one was arrested. One police officer sustained gunshot injury to his thigh and is receiving medical attention,” the statement added.
The police have given assurance that they will go after the fleeing robbers to face justice.
“The police intelligence operations continue to get the rest of the gang members arrested and we wish to assure the public that we will surely get them,” the police said.
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