Police in the Ashanti Region has gunned down two suspected armed robbers.
The two were part of a gang that attempted to rob a gold dealer at Manso Dawusaso in the Amansie South District of the region.
According to the Police, they managed to arrest one of the robbers, while the rest escaped.
A statement from the Police said: “The Anti-Robbery Task Force of the Ashanti Regional Police Command in an intelligence-led operation shot two armed robbers who later died at the hospital. Another suspect, linked to the crime, Abraham Kwasi Tetteh, has been arrested whilst four others are being pursued,” a statement from the Ghana Police Service announced.
The Police explained that the suspected armed robbers forcibly invaded the house of the gold dealer and disarmed his private security guard, and fired shots into the residence.
“At this stage, a police combat team, that had mounted 24-hour surveillance on the gang, returned fire to protect the innocent lives in and around the property. Four of the suspects managed to escape but the two who sustained gunshot wounds were arrested and sent to the hospital but were pronounced dead on arrival,” police added in the statement.
Read the full statement below
By: Rainbowradfioonline.com/Ghana
