Since the incident which occurred about three weeks ago, the traders and the local police have been on a manhunt for the alleged hijab-wearing thief.

Eyewitnesses who played a vital role in helping to arrest the suspect shared that she was spotted wearing the same clothing she had worn during the first operation.

The woman entered a shop near the location of the first incident, attempting a similar method to steal from the store.

Fortunately, a street porter who had assisted her during the previous incident recognized her and raised the alarm.

Madam Akua Serwaa, the victim of the theft, along with other traders, swiftly intervened, apprehended the suspect, and subsequently handed her over to the Greater Accra Regional Police Crime Unit for further investigation.

Her accomplice was also arrested.

Currently, the suspect is being held at the Railways Police Cells at Accra Central.

Madam Akua Serwaa, the victim, in an interview on Adom News said her hope is to recover her stolen money.

The victim, Akua Serwaa, is devastated as two suspects operating under the guise of buying, craftily absconded with her hard-earned 75,000 cedis.

Akua Serwaa, visibly distraught, who recounted the heart-wrenching incident to Adom News said a man entered her shop under the pretense of making a purchase.

After showing him the items he intended to buy and revealing the amount he was supposed to pay, the gentleman proposed paying through mobile money (Momo), an offer that Akua Serwaa declined.

While engaging the man, the lady he came with cleverly snatched the money from beneath Akua Serwaa’s desk and they both made a swift escape.

With the aid of CCTV footage capturing the incident, Akua Serwaa reported the crime to the Accra Regional Police Command.

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