{"id":237186,"date":"2024-10-22T17:46:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T17:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/22\/police-pursue-armed-robbers-after-konongo-attack\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T17:46:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T17:46:45","slug":"police-pursue-armed-robbers-after-konongo-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/22\/police-pursue-armed-robbers-after-konongo-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Pursue Armed Robbers After Konongo Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Personnel of the Ghana Police Service are actively searching for seven suspected armed robbers who attacked residents of Konongo in the Ashanti Region, making off with substantial amounts of money.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The robbers fled the scene upon learning that police were en route, abandoning their Green Toyota Hilux Pickup (registration GT 6511 \u2013 11).<\/p>\n<p>One suspect, identified as 40-year-old Amid Tahiru, was not so fortunate. After community members suspected his involvement, they managed to disarm and arrest him before handing him over to the police.<\/p>\n<p>The robbery, which took place in the Konongo Low Cost area, resulted in the theft of GH\u20b5130,000. The suspects had locked one victim in a room during the incident. When they realized their cover was blown, they attempted to escape, but Amid was spotted trying to flee by jumping into a river.<\/p>\n<p>Police recovered several items at the scene, including a Wilson foreign pistol loaded with 11 rounds of Luger 9mm ammunition, a Heckler and Koch MP5 rifle loaded with 37 rounds of Luger 9mm ammunition, and various tools such as two black face masks, a hand grading machine, a tape measure, and an additional car number plate (registration GT 700 \u2013 09).<\/p>\n<p>Both Amid Tahiru and a security guard named Hlordeme George have been detained for further investigation and are expected to be arraigned before the court soon. 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