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Four armed robbery suspects arrested

The Police have arrested four robbery suspects who attacked a mining site at Fenaso Ketewa near Obuasi, Tuesday, June 2, 2022. The Police say the robbers, armed with pump-action guns attempted to rob the miners of some gold ore but they were unsuccessful. They, however, were able to make away with fifty litres of diesel. A special intelligence-led operation conducted by the Police led to the arrest of suspects, Porideme Moses, Boadi, Agya Owusu and Osofo at their hideout. One other suspect, Mallam, who opened fire on the Police team sustained gunshot wounds and died upon arrival at the hospital. Items retrieved from them include a locally manufactured pistol, a pump-action gun, nine (9) BB live cartridges, eight (8) live cartridges and the fifty litres of fuel. All the suspects are in custody and will be arraigned to face justice. We wish to assure the public that we will continue to work hard to ensure the safety and security of all.

Police arrest (File photo)

In a related development, two persons have died with one sustaining gunshot wounds after a group of armed robbers allegedly attacked them at Kalariga, a suburb of Tamale, on Monday night.

One other person suspected to be part of the armed robbery group has, however, been lynched by residents in the area.

The gunmen, according to eyewitnesses, approached one of the deceased persons, who is a Tamale-based journalist and a mobile money vendor and shot him.

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