The suspects
Three
suspected armed robbers believed to be part of a gang of five that attacked a
family at Oyarifa, near Adenta, have been arrested by the Adenta Divisional
Police Command.
The
suspects are Albert Owusu-Ansah, 22-year-old driver; Sheriff Joseph Bangora, 22-year-old
loading boy; and Richard Eshun, 20-year-old
driver’s mate.
The
two other suspects (names withheld), who are currently at large, are being hunted
for by the police.
The
Adenta Divisional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)
Cephas Koffie, when contacted said the attack on the couple occurred on October
4, 2019 at Oyarifa Gravel Pit area.
He
confirmed that the complainants reported to the Ayimensah police that on that
fateful day, around 2 am, five men armed with guns and machetes and wearing
facial masks broke into their house to attack them.
The
couple said the men used cement blocks to break into their door to gain access
to the rooms and attacked them. They took away the wedding ring of the woman, their
iphone SX mobile phone, some unspecified items and cash of GH¢850, and bolted afterward.
On
October 5, 2019, the Adenta Divisional Police Commander said police
intelligence report revealed that the suspected armed robbers who attacked the
couple were hiding at Ashaiman.
“With
the assistance of the Ashaiman police, the three suspected armed robbers were
grabbed from their various locations, but one of them managed to escape arrest,”
he disclosed.
“We
are still investigating them and will soon put the three before court, but
efforts are being made to grab the other two,” he added.
(lindatenyah@gmail.com)
By Linda Tenyah-Ayettey
