Michael Owusu Ansah, alias Baby Last, a 32-year-old suspected armed robber who was on the Ghana Police Service’s wanted list, has been remanded in custody.
The arrest of the suspect was accompanied by four other alleged accomplices.
The suspect had been on the police wanted list since 2016 in connection with a robbery and the murder of Police Officer G/Cpl Frank Essel of SWAT/Ashanti, which occurred at the Open Space Hotel in Denchemuoso on 19th May 2016.
A statement issued by the police identified the other suspects as Emmanuel Owusu, alias Cassidy; Maxwell Gyimah, alias Nana Kwame; Sudais Oxford Ntiamoah, alias The Man Sudais; and Rhano Okyere, alias Demon.
The police described the arrest as a breakthrough in the fight against armed robbery in the Denchemuoso District.
The police disclosed that following a series of robbery incidents in the area, on 22nd April 2025, PID/Ashanti operatives, acting on credible intelligence, apprehended Baby Last.
During interrogation, the suspect confessed to engaging in multiple street and residential robberies in Denchemuoso, Atwima-Techiman, Asuoyeboah, and surrounding areas.
The suspect told the police that his gang operated with knives, pistols, and pump-action guns.
The four other suspects were arrested from their hideouts within Atwima-Techiman and Denchemuoso. However, one suspect remains at large, and efforts are underway to apprehend him and recover the weapons used in the robberies.
All five arrested suspects were arraigned before the Atasomanso Circuit Court on 13th May 2025.
They were remanded into police custody and are scheduled to reappear on 4th June, 2025.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
