Ashanti region: Police arrest two suspects for attempted robbery

The Police, on 9th October 2023, arrested two suspects for preparing to commit robbery and opening fire on police officers at Ejura in the Ashanti Region.

The suspects, Alhaji Wahab Suleiman and Ibrahim Abubakari, together with one other accomplice currently on the run, allegedly opened fire on police officers who were on an operation to quell a planned robbery attack on a mobile money vendor at Ejura.

According to the Ghana Police Service, two of its officers sustained gunshot wounds in the process and were rushed to the hospital for medical attention.

The two robbery suspects who also sustained gunshot injuries from the exchange of gunfire with the Police, are receiving medical attention under police protection while efforts are underway to get their accomplice arrested to face justice.

You paid the ultimate price in the service of your nation, rest well with your maker

May Allah grant you Jannah,” the Ghana Police Service added in its press statement.

Ghana Police Service