The three suspects are currently in police custody
The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with a series of robbery incidents involving stolen vehicles in Kumasi and Offinso, both in the Ashanti Region.
The suspects, identified as Omar Ahmed, Kwaku Sarpong, also known as Obinim Sticker, and Abdul Salam Yahaya, were arrested at their hideouts through a coordinated intelligence-led operation.
A fourth accomplice, Jafar Suleman, alias Bonti, who is believed to be in possession of a pump-action gun used in the robberies, is currently on the run and being pursued by the police.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects, numbering three during one of the operations, robbed a Toyota Lexus XR with DV No. 9099-V-2025. Suspect Kwaku Sarpong later led police to a cemetery at Fawode in Kumasi, where he claimed to have hidden the weapon used in the robbery, but it could not be found.
He also led the police to Alaba Tinka in Kumasi, where the gang had sold a Toyota Yaris with DV No. 805-2025, which had earlier been robbed at Offinso about four months ago, to a man identified only as Rasta.
Acting on intelligence, suspect Abdul Salam Yahaya was arrested at the St. Patrick Government Hospital in Offinso, where he admitted to scouting vehicles for the gang.
The said Rasta, later identified as Francis Barfi, was arrested at the Kumasi Central PID office when he appeared with the Toyota Yaris, now re-registered as AS 2450-25. The vehicle has since been impounded for further examination.
All three suspects are in police custody assisting with investigations, while efforts continue to track down and arrest the remaining suspect, Jafar Suleman, to face the full rigours of the law.
POLICE ARREST THREE SUSPECTS IN CONNECTION WITH ROBBERY CASES IN KUMASI AND OFFINSO
The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with a series of robbery incidents involving stolen vehicles in Kumasi and Offinso in the Ashanti Region. pic.twitter.com/NirknTzppv
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