The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has foiled a planned robbery along the Antoakrom–Manso Nkwanta stretch, recovering firearms and a vehicle in the process.
According to the police, intelligence received on December 31, 2025, indicated that a gang of armed robbers had assembled in a bush along the stretch, with plans to attack commuters.
A police team was immediately dispatched to the area, where officers encountered four armed suspects. The suspects reportedly opened fire and attempted to flee, prompting the police to return fire.
Two of the suspects, later identified as Usmaro Mohammed and Yaw Frimpong, also known as Nana Yaw, sustained gunshot wounds and were rushed to the Bekwai Municipal Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. The remaining two suspects escaped into the bush.
Police said items recovered at the scene included an AK-47 rifle with 15 rounds of ammunition, a pump-action gun loaded with four BB cartridges, four spent cartridges, a black bag containing 16 live cartridges, and a Toyota Voxy vehicle believed to have been used in previous robbery operations.
The suspects are believed to be linked to several criminal activities, including robberies in Manso and Obuasi, the Mpohor gold robbery, the Nyinahini highway robbery, and a cocoa shed robbery at Sefwi.
Investigations are ongoing to apprehend the escaped suspects and other accomplices believed to be hiding in Mankranso, Tamale, and Brekum, as well as to establish the ownership of the impounded vehicle.
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