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Asawase robbers killed were terrorizing residents of Kumasi – Interior Minister
The suspects were shot dead when they attempted to escape custody, whilst the police conducted a search at one of their hideouts to retrieve weapons.
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He said the suspects were shot dead when they attempted to escape custody, whilst the police conducted a search at one of their hideouts to retrieve weapons.
The minister made this known when he appeared before Parliament to answer questions regarding the shooting and killing.
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The two - Lukeman Mohammed and Awudu Osman – were shot on Thursday, November 9, after they allegedly attempted escaping lawful arrest.
The Public Relations Officer of the Ashanti regional police command, ASP Juliana Obeng said the suspects confessed to the police that they had arms hidden in an uncompleted storey building at Sepe, a suburb of Kumasi.
She said that the two tried escaping while leading officers trace a cache of arms.
Ambrose Dery speaking on the killing of the suspect said police information indicated that victims of robberies identified the two in a recent parade conducted in Kumasi.
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He said records available to the Police shows that Lukeman Mohammed has been on the Regional Police wanted list since June 16, 2016 for his involvement in robbery that occurred at Bakery at Gyedi-Kenyasi where they shot a worker, Aba Kyere 35, in the left arm and took away a pump action gun and an amount of GHȼ13,500.
Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase, had raised the matter on the floor of Parliament and requested that the Interior Minister be made to appear before the House to speak to the matter.
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