A police officer has allegedly killed three of seven armed robbers who attempted to rob some market women at Agosa, a town between Techiman and Sunyani.
According to reports, the officer who was escorting the women from Dormaa Ahenkro to Yeji market opened fire when the seven armed robbers attempted to stop the bus they were travelling in.
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The Brong Ahafo Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Augustine Kingsley Oppong confirmed the news to Adom News.
He said the shootout happened Monday dawn on the Techiman-Sunyani highway.
The Brong Ahafo Police PRO said his colleague returned fire when the armed robbers started shooting, killing three on the spot.
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The other four sustained gunshot wounds but managed to escape the scene.
He said they have launched a manhunt for the fugitive robbers but appealed to the public to volunteer information for their arrest.
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That wad great. Armed robbery has been high on the Yeji highway especially on market days (Mondays). Many innocent market women lose their lives in the process. It is my hope that he four assailants with be apprehended and made to face the full rigors of the law.
THANK GOD THE OFFICER IS OK..HE NEEDS TO BE PROMOTED…THEY HONESTLY NEED TO BRING BACK THE FIRING SQUAD…DURING THE RAWLINGS ERA WE NEVER HAD THESE PROBLEMS