Five Persons Arrested For Robbery At Adukrom

The Police have also arrested some five individuals who attacked a gold dealer at the Adukrom near Kyebi in the Eastern region. On 24/05/22, Regional Intelligence Unit of Ashanti Regional Police Command picked intelligence that Armed robbers have attacked a gold dealer also at Adukrom near Kibi and were heading towards Kumasi.

The team quickly mounted surveillance on Accra Kumasi Highway. On the 25th May, the team intercepted a Toyota Land Cruiser with the trade Plate Number DV 4142 F with five persons on board including the driver namely Adams Awal, 32years, Ibrahim Hamidou, Akwasi Anokye from the Niger, also aged 50yrs, Inusah Moro, 28years, Nasiru

Salifu, 32years and Kwadwo Amponsah, 31years. The car was forced to stop since the occupants were showing resistance. Two of the tyres were subsequently deflated. An instant search conducted in the car in their presence revealed one AK 47 Assault Rifle with Number 12142372 plus two magazines loaded with twenty four (24) rounds

of ammunition, one python Revolver pistol, Eight (8) BB live Cartridges, Nine (9) gold nuggets and cash the sum of Nine thousand and seventy-seven Ghana Cedis. (Ghc 9077.00). The suspects are also detained and exhibits including Toyota Land cruiser retained and the vehicle impounded for investigations.