Commissioner of Police (COP) Lydia Yaako Donkor, Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), has issued a stern warning to criminals, declaring that the Police are closing in on them.
“To the criminals out there, always remember that you may run and hide, but we will surely get you arrested to face the full rigours of the law; we are coming for you,” COP Donkor stated during a press briefing on the arrest of 10 suspects involved in a series of rural bank robberies.
Three accomplices of the arrested suspects were shot dead during a shootout, while Police continue efforts to apprehend others still at large.
The arrested suspects include Akwesi Agyei (aka Cobra), Ibrahim Alhassan, Samuel Appiah (aka Akwasi Mugu), Francis Acquah (aka Preman), David Obuobi (aka Wasty), Martin Akansina (aka One Billion), Nana Yaw Frimpong (aka Mystical), Kojo Atingwo (aka Borga), Samuel Akwasi Gyan, and Stephen Sey.
According to COP Donkor, the suspects carried out attacks on several banks between April 10 and September 14, 2025, including the Adansi Rural Bank in Fomea, Lower Pra Rural Bank in Takoradi Inchaban, Asokore Rural Bank in Asokwa, Ahafo Kukuom Rural Community Bank, Nwabiagya Rural Bank in Ofinso, Bosumtwi Rural Bank at Suntreso Kakum, Elimina Kakum Rural Bank, MRB Bank in Winneba, South Birim Rural Bank in Akim Asene, Ecobank Ahafo Kenyasi, and the St. Martin De Porres Cooperative Credit Union in Atonsu.
Following the arrests, Police recovered three AK-47 assault rifles, a single-barreled gun with one AA round, seven pump-action guns with 96 rounds of AAA ammunition, three Bruni pistols with 40 rounds, and an M&P pistol with four rounds.
Cash recovered includes GHC18,845, 104 dollars, 190 Liberian Dollars, 5,800 Niara, 31,000 CFA, and assorted Ghanaian coins. Additionally, six vehicles, four motorbikes, mobile phones, and jewellery were impounded.
COP Donkor revealed that one AK-47 rifle recovered had previously been issued to General Lance Corporal Francis Yaw Adu, who was killed on the Bibiani-Goaso Highway on November 29, 2024, while returning from duty. Two other AK-47 rifles were snatched from officers during a bank attack in Ahafo Kenyasi on September 8, 2025.
A critical analysis of the robberies showed a similar modus operandi: gangs armed with pump-action guns attack banks, hold security guards hostage, seize weapons, and use industrial cutting machines to break into vaults.
Intelligence gathering led Police to suspect Kwabena Owusu Ansah (aka Kobby), an ex-convict believed to be the mastermind recruiting accomplices. Subsequent operations led to the arrest of Akwesi Agyei (aka Cobra), who admitted involvement and named his co-conspirators.
COP Donkor confirmed that suspects in custody have confessed to their roles, with some being identified by victims during identification parades. She stated that those apprehended would be put before court, while efforts continue to arrest remaining suspects.
Source: GNA
