Six suspects have been arrested as part of a robbery gang terrorizing people in the Bono East Region.
They are Issa Mohammed alias Baba/ Container Money, Reagan Kwaku Boakye alias Baby Face, Kwaku Boateng alias Star Boy, Elija Osei, and Gyimah Sadique.
According to a tweet post by the Ghana Police Service, the suspects operate within the region and beyond and were arrested at their hideouts within the Techiman municipality.
During the arrest, a locally made pistol with four live AAA cartridges, one toy pistol, two motorbikes, one cutlass, one hammer, and three pairs of scissors was discovered. One flashlight, one cutter, one pepper spray, and 22 assorted mobile phones believed to belong to victims of their operations were also recovered from them. The police also recovered fifty Euros (€50) and an amount of GHC 2,500.00.
A victim, who was robbed on 17 July 2022 at Nkwaeso on Sunyani Road identified one of the suspects, Issa Mohammed, to be among the people who robbed him. The victim also identified iPhone 11 pro max among the phones retrieved from the gang.
Following further interrogation, the suspects admitted to their involvement in a series of residential and highway robberies throughout the region and beyond.
“We want to reassure the public that the police are determined to fight crime and weed out criminal elements in our society,” the statement added.
