Solomon Siaw Tetteh, the alleged ringleader of a carjacking syndicate operating in the Krobo enclave, has been arrested after being placed on the police wanted list for a series of car theft incidents.
Tetteh narrowly escaped arrest last week when police laid an ambush at his residence in Nuaso, a suburb of Odumase. During that operation, three of his accomplices were apprehended to assist with ongoing investigations.
However, his luck ran out on Sunday, May 18, when intelligence gathered by investigators led to his arrest at another hideout in Nuaso, located in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region.
Solomon and his gang are alleged to have stolen vehicles from areas including Nkurakan, Asesewa, Somanya, and Ada Magazine. The stolen vehicles were reportedly dismantled and converted into coal pots.
While transporting the suspect to the Koforidua Divisional Police Headquarters, officers were forced to change their route. They diverted from the Nkurakan-Asaman road and used the Koforidua Agavenya stretch after learning that a group of youth in Nkurakan had blocked the main Koforidua road, allegedly intent on lynching the suspect due to his involvement in thefts in the area.
At the police station, Tetteh was paraded alongside several of the vehicles and tricycles he allegedly stole. He denied all charges, even in the presence of some victims who had gathered at the station.
Police say investigations are ongoing and efforts are underway to apprehend other individuals connected to the case. The suspect will be arraigned before court once investigations are concluded.
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