Police launch manhunt for other suspect

Europa 22:25 - 18 May 2016

Police shoot robber; foil robbery attack at First Atlantic Bank

The suspect at large is said to have sustained gunshot wounds after exchanging shots with the police.

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has launched a manhunt for the robber who escaped after attempting to rob two customers of the First Atlantic Bank branch at Ridge in Accra on Tuesday evening.

The two robbers accosted a customer who had gone to cash an unspecified amount of money at the bank.

Police say when the customer refused to hand over the money to the robbers, one of the robbers shot the customer several times on the leg, forcing the customer to hand over the money to them.

However, police immediately arrived at the scene and shot one of the robbers on the leg.

The injured robber, identified as 21 year-old Ibrahim Shaibu was subsequently arrested, while the other managed to escape.

The money was also retrieved and is in the custody of the bank. Police have also indicated that they confiscated a handgun and one round of live ammunition from the suspect, Ibrahim Shaibu.

Health service workers have been urged to be on the lookout for any individual who come to them with gunshot wounds.