The Ashanti South Regional Police have confirmed the deaths of two suspected armed robbers linked to various highway attacks, including an assault on a Council of State member’s convoy.
The suspects, Sumaila Munkaila (alias Guda) and Umaro Musah, were tracked from Tamale through an intelligence-led operation spanning the Ashanti, Northern, and Upper East regions.
During a media briefing on Tuesday, 28 April 2026, Regional Police Commander DCOP Joseph Hammond Nyaaba stated the duo were involved in several violent crimes, notably the July 2025 attack on the convoy of Ditundini Adiali Ayagitam, the Chiana Pito. Munkaila reportedly confessed to robberies along the Buipe–Tamale and Yizesi–Fumbisi routes.
The suspects led officers to a wooded area near Yizesi to retrieve concealed weapons, where the police team was subsequently ambushed by suspected accomplices.
“The suspect mentioned four accomplices, namely Umaro Musah, Tongude, Sumaila, and Berra. He subsequently led the police team to Savelugu, where suspect Umaro Musah was arrested at approximately 23:30 hours the same night. Both suspects indicated that their weapons had been concealed underground in a bush at Yizesi, near Fumbisi in the Upper East Region, having buried them following their last robbery on the Yizesi-Fumbisi stretch,” he said.
DCOP Nyaaba explained that the retrieval operation on 26 April 2026 turned fatal when unknown assailants opened fire.
“On 26th April 2026, the team continued the exercise. Both suspects led the police to the location at Yizesi for the retrieval of the weapons. During the search, unknown persons opened fire from within the bush, and the suspects attempted to escape. The police team returned fire, and in the ensuing exchange, both suspects, Sumaila Munkaila and Umaro Musah, sustained gunshot injuries. One police officer also sustained some injuries during the exchange and is currently receiving medical treatment,” he added.
Following the skirmish, police recovered a pump-action gun, a single-barrel gun, ammunition, and four jackets. A manhunt is ongoing for the remaining gang members, identified as Tongude, Sumaila, and Berra.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
