Robbery gone wrong as police grab suspects while fleeing scene

Police in the Western Region on Saturday, January 28 arrested four persons who attacked a filling station and murdered a security guard at Wassa Agona in the Western Region.

Three of the suspects – Francis Ebuka, Wisdom Justway and Samuel Chibuzor – were arrested while fleeing the scene on a motorbike.

They led police to pursue Kinglsy Okechuku, who was arrested in a hotel near Bogoso.

Upon receiving information concerning the robbery attack, Police patrol teams within the catchment area mobilized and proceeded to the scene and in the course of the operation arrested the first three suspects were arrested.

A search conducted on them led to the recovery of a black hood, a handbag containing two mobile phones and an amount of GH₵ 20,722.

The fourth suspect had an amount of GH₵ 44,852 -suspected to be part of their booty – retrieved from him.

Other items recovered from the suspects include the DVR components of the CCTV setup stolen together with two pinch bars and a Ghana Card belonging to one of the victims.

“All four suspects are currently in Police custody and will be put before the court to face justice,” the police said in a statement on Saturday.

They assured the public that they will continue to work tirelessly to keep Ghana’s communities safe.