According to the police, the suspects, identified as Charles Enning and Dorcas Akosua Amankwah will assist them in investigations.
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Two arrested over bullion van attack in Tarkwa
The Ghana Police Service has arrested two individuals in connection to a bullion van attack at Tarkwa in the Western Region.
A man in handcuffs
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In a statement, the police said preliminary investigations indicate that Charles Enning, a driver, and Dorcas Akosua Amankwah, a teller, “went to Ransbet Supermarket for proceeds made over the weekend to be deposited at the bank but failed to pick the Police Officer detailed to provide security for them.”
“In the process of putting the money into the bullion van, the suspects were attacked by a masked armed man who fired at the front tyre and windscreen of the vehicle and bolted with the money on a waiting motorbike,” the police added in a statement.
On Monday, the bullion van carrying over GHC107,000 was attacked by armed robbers in Tarkwa.
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According to a report by Daily Graphic, the two robbers shot sporadically and made away with the content of the bullion van.
Dr George Akuffo Dampare (IGP)
Pulse Ghana
The incident is said to have occured in front of a supermarket in the center of town.
There were no casualties as the robbers reportedly took the money without any resistance.
Eyewitness account revealed that the robbers followed the van a few minutes after it had arrived at the Ransbet Super Shopping Market at about 9 a.m. to collect the weekend sales to the bank.
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