- "The police team returned fire and killed one of the suspected robbers while the rest who were far from the police team fled into the bush."
The police have shot dead a suspected highway robber following an intended robbery attack on passengers and motorists on the feeder road between Nyamebekyere – Kokotenten in Obuasi, a statement from the police on Friday (25 February) said.
“Four other suspected robbers who were not within the range of the police escaped arrest and are being pursued,” the police said in a post on Facebook.
“Police report shows that at about 5:30 am on Thursday, February 24, 2022, intelligence was gathered that some persons were planning to rob passengers on the feeder road between Nyamebekyere – Kokotenten, which is a robbery prone area.
“On receipt of the information, a police team was dispatched to patrol that stretch of the road on board a private Hyundai Grace when they encountered five men armed with guns. The armed men on seeing the private Hyundai Grace vehicle fired into the vehicle with the aim of robbing the passengers,” the statement said.
It added: “The police team returned fire and killed one of the suspected robbers while the rest who were far from the police team fled into the bush.”
The deceased was later identified as Yaw Obolo, about 35 years of age.
A locally manufactured single-barreled gun, eight BB live cartridges and a phone were retrieved from the scene.
“The police administration assures the police of doing all within their power to bring the rest of the suspected robbers to face the law. The public is also urged to support the police with credible information to help arrest such miscreants,” the statement said.
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