A daring daylight robbery in Tafo, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, took an unexpected turn when two suspected thieves were knocked down by a saloon car while attempting to escape on a motorbike a stolen 50,000 Ghana cedis According to eyewitnesses, the suspects, believed to be Nigerians, trailed a vehicle from a local bank, waited for the driver to park, and then swiftly entered the car to steal money However, their getaway plan was foiled when a saloon car suddenly appeared and struck the motorbike, sending the thieves into a nearby gutter.
They revealed that some Enraged youth in the area pounced on the suspects, subjecting them to severe beatings.
The thieves were left battered and bruised in the gutter until police intervened, saving them from further harm.
The suspects are currently in police custody, assisting with investigations.