The two robbers, Baba and Rasta were shot last night when the police attempted to arrest them and their gang in their hideout at Yipale, a suburb of Bolgatanga.
Briefing journalists on Monday, the Upper East Regional Police Commander, DCOP Simon Yaw Afeku said the two are reported to have escaped several arrests after terrorising several communities in Bolgatanga.
“I can say for sure that these gentlemen are very deadly. Police, well prepared, proceeded because we have heard of them; we have heard of what they are capable of doing. They are deadly. We prepared, went to their abode with the view of arresting them to be put before the law. But police encountered fire, first from them, injuring one police corporal in the process. We tried to demobilise them.“They received some gunshot wounds as well. There was a shootout at their abode between the police and them. Two of them, namely Rasta and Baba, were conveyed to the hospital and pronounced dead upon reaching the hospital. The third person, upon hearing of what had happened, was trying to spy on the police. He was identified and arrested. That is Patrick Ayine, alias Aluta. He is currently in police custody,” DCOP Afeku added.
He said a third suspect whose name has been given as Patrick Ayine alias Aluta is in the grips of the Police and will be arraigned before court soon.
The police further retrieved an AK47 riffle, a pistol and some rounds of ammunition from the robbers’ hideout.
DCOP Afeku urged the public to assist the police by exposing criminals in the community.