Four suspected robbers believed to be terrorizing inhabitants and travelers within the Adansi areas in the Ashanti Region have been gunned down during a shootout on the Bekwai-Fomena Highway.
The suspects, believed to be part of a robbery gang, were said to have mounted a roadblock and attacked passengers traveling between Bekwai and Fomena.
The police responded swiftly to distress calls and engaged the robbers in a fierce gun battle.
Four of the suspects died in the operation, while two others who also sustained gunshot wounds managed to escape into a nearby bush.
