The Anti-Armed Robbery Response Unit (AARU) of the Ghana Police has foiled an attempted robbery at the MRB Rural Bank in Winneba, Central Region.
According to the police, the incident occurred around 1:00 a.m. on Friday, August 15, 2025, when the bank’s alarm system was triggered, alerting a patrol team on duty.
The team, sensing unusual activity, proceeded to the bank to investigate.
“Upon arrival, they were met with sporadic gunfire from the robbers. After a brief exchange of fire, the robbery gang fled, abandoning a pump-action gun and other implements,” the police said in a statement.
The AARU team retrieved one pump-action gun and an empty cartridge from the scene.
Preliminary investigations suggest the robbery was attempted by about five armed men who tried to break into the bank’s vault. The swift response of the patrol team, however, foiled their plan.
“The modus operandi of this robbery gang is similar to that of the group involved in earlier rural bank robberies, suggesting that the same gang is responsible,” the police noted.
Intelligence reports further indicate that the suspects may be hiding in Kumasi. AARU surveillance teams have since been deployed to the area to track them down.
Source: graphic.com.
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