Armed robbers gun down scrap dealer in broad daylight

Suspected armed robbers on a motorbike have gun down a man around the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) traffic light at Tema.

The deceased and his colleague, who are believed to be workers of Ferro Fabric at Tema, were reportedly taking money to the bank on a motorbike, when they were accosted by the robbers Monday afternoon.

Narrating the facts, the Community One District Police Commander, Supt. Stephen Kwakye, noted that “the police had information that a young man has been shot dead at the TOR Traffic Light around 3:00pm, so the police proceeded to the scene and found a male adult aged about 45 years lying in a pool of blood”he noted.

He said “On the spot investigation revealed that, the deceased, who was identified as Wahab Mohammed, and his brother, Issahaku Suraj, withdrew an unspecified amount of money from Zenith Bank at industrial area, and on reaching the TOR Traffic Light, they were attacked by two men on an unregistered motor bike armed with a pistol. In the process, the suspects shot Wahab in the head, and took some unspecified amount of money away.”

The robbers, according to an eyewitness, opened fire killing the bike rider instantly, in the full glare of the public, and bolted away with the undisclosed amount of money.

The Tema Community one police have reportedly visited the scene and conveyed the body of the deceased to the morgue.