The suspects were arrested in a coordinated, intelligence-led operation conducted by rapid response teams from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) District and the Regional Operations Unit. This operation, backed by information from the Police Intelligence Department (PID), culminated in the arrests on Friday, June 27, 2025, at approximately 11:30 a.m.

During the operation, a suspect sustained gunshot wounds in an exchange of fire with police and later died at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). Another key suspect, Yahaya Nuhu, remains at large, with a manhunt currently underway.

Those arrested include Kwadwo Kyei Baffour (39), Joseph Oppong (alias Joe, 30), and Bernard Owusu Ansah (alias Hot Boy, 27). Kwadwo Kyei Baffour has confessed to involvement in the robberies and admitted to raping a victim during one incident.

Additional suspects taken into custody are Kwadwo Konadu (28), James Asare Boateng (26), Emmanuel Asiedu (27), Maxwell Gyimah (30), and Daniel Dwumor. Bernard Owusu Ansah is currently receiving medical treatment under armed police guard at KATH.

The gang is linked to numerous armed robberies in areas including Abuakwa, Tanoso, Apatrapa, Denkyembuoso, Appiadu, and surrounding communities.

Preliminary investigations reveal that the suspects, armed with pump-action guns, pistols, and other weapons, forcibly entered homes, held residents hostage, and stole large sums of money alongside electronics and valuables.

Recovered items include multiple laptops, tablets, mobile phones, wristwatches, television sets, WiFi routers, and three vehicles—a Kia Morning and two Toyota Corollas with registration numbers GX 4388-19 and AS 4777-22.

Weapons confiscated from the suspects include a Taurus pistol (ACC721513) with four rounds of 9mm ammunition, an NP Cal 9x19mm pistol (No. 11501418), and a Jojeff pump-action shotgun (No. 8782) loaded with 33 rounds of ammunition.

All suspects are currently in police custody and will soon be arraigned in court to face charges.

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The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has confirmed the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of a five-member robbery gang responsible for two major attacks in Accra.

According to a Police statement, the incidents took place at the Jos Bakery Head Office in Dome and at ACP Junction.

The Jos Bakery robbery occurred on May 11, 2025, around 1:25 a.m., when two armed men—Isaac Agbezudor, alias “Money Man,” a 20-year-old mechanic, and Justice Akwasi Sarfo Oppong, alias “Gariba Manta” or “Demon,” a 19-year-old Okada rider—attacked staff members.

Riding an unlicensed motorbike, the suspects fired a locally made pistol to scare their victims and made away with a Tecno Pop 8 smartphone valued at GH¢1,500 and a handbag containing personal belongings.

Agbezudor was arrested on May 14 through a covert Police operation. His accomplice, Sarfo, was later picked up on May 22 at a mining site between Osino and Saaman.

Further investigations linked Sarfo to an earlier robbery that occurred on February 5, 2025, at ACP Junction, involving three other accomplices: Bright Alikor, Emmanuel Nii Odartey Lamptey, and Prince Owusu.

All five were arraigned before the Kwabenya Circuit Court, convicted, and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

The Police Command commended its intelligence and operations units for their swift work in arresting and securing convictions against the suspects.

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The robbers bolted with an unspecified amount of money in the incident which occurred on Monday, October 31, 2022.

One of the victims, Kipo Sumalia, died on the spot.

Two others, Ibrahim Iddrisu and Masawudu Sumaila, also sustained gunshot wounds and were rushed to the hospital.

The Police in a statement, however, said Mr Iddrisu died while receiving treatment with Masawudu treated and discharged.

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The Police have assured they are pursuing the perpetrators and will get them arrested to face justice.

Four of the suspects, Shadrack Nyame, Wofa Yaw Boadi, Sampson Attobra and Kweku Koduah were arrested at their hideout at Wassa Powuako after they had robbed their victims of an amount of GHc 42,360.00 and some mobile phones at a section of the road between Wassa Powuako and Wassa Abenabena.

Three others; Samuel Amuzu, Francis Acheampong and William Kwifie were arrested for attacking and robbing their victims of various sums of money and some gold ore at Yayaso village near Samreboi.

Items so far retrieved from the suspects include cash of GH₵ 1,480, a quantity of gold ore, one pump action gun, seven AAA live ammunition and one spent cartridge.

The police announced the arrest in a statement which indicated the suspects are in custody and will be taken through the due process of the law.

“We commend the Western Regional Police Command for conducting this successful operation. We are also thankful to the victims and community members who assisted in the operation.

“We continue to urge the public to support the police to maintain a safe and secure environment for all,” the statement added.

The suspects were arrested on Tuesday, 19 April 2022, a statement from the Bosomtwe District Security Council revealed.

Some of the suspects who were all males were armed with weapons.

The suspects blocked a portion of the Abono road while wielding guns and stole from their victims who were mostly holiday revellers at the lake.                                                                                      

An intelligence-led operation led the Police to the scene, leading to the arrest of the gang of six.

The Police ceased a pump-action pistol and motorbikes allegedly belonging to the victims.

The suspects are being held in Police custody, while investigations have commenced into the incident.

The four-armed robbers, Maxwell Nyame, Abraham Boadi, Prince Kwaku alias Wofa Kay and Nicholas Yaw Kyere were arrested at their hideout at Kwame Nkrumah Circle on January 25, 2022.

This was after weeks of intensive surveillance of their movement.

Police reports indicate that the four suspects accosted their two female victims at knifepoint at the Amasaman Forest on January 6, 2022, at about 11:00 pm.

In the course of their robbery, the suspects forced one of their victims to transfer an amount of GH₵ 3, 040.00 from her mobile money wallet into a different account.

Through intelligence gathered, the Police arrested the four and upon interrogation, they admitted to having committed the crime.

A search conducted on them led to the retrieval of a cash sum of GH₵ 3,109.00.

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Other items recovered from them included two Tecno, two Itel, one Nokia and four Samsung phones together with a taxi cab with registration number GW 4453 – 21 which they admitted to being used in their robberies.

The suspects are currently in Police custody assisting the investigation.