The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested a suspect in a robbery incident that occurred at Millennium City in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.
The suspect, 25-year-old Samuel Okolie, is believed to have attacked and robbed a female victim of her handbag, which contained an iPhone 16 Pro Max and a purse which also contained an unspecified amount of money around 5:30 am on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
Subsequently, he went into hiding at Ngleshie Amanfro where a swift intelligence-led operation by the command smoked him out.
A search conducted on him led to the retrieval of the iPhone 16 Pro Max which was identified by the victim as well as “Other items believed to have also been stolen: one Dell laptop, 2 itel mobile phones, one Nokia phone, one Alcatel mobile phone, one vodafone WiFi, two pairs of Airpods, one gold necklace, three wrist watches, one ladies’ purse, one wallet containing a health insurance card bearing the name Kwapong Sahnan and ten memory cards.”- according to a police statement.
Suspect Okolie is currently assisting police with investigations.
The command has, however, urged members of the public who may have fallen victim to Okolie’s operations to report to the command.
The arrest further reinforces the Command’s commitment to fighting crime. On July 8, the Command also secured a 25-year sentence with hard labour for Mohammed Bello, a robbery suspect involved in a highway attack at Gomoa Dabanyin.
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