A police intelligence operation has led to the arrest of a notorious suspected armed robber who has been terrorising residents in the Ashanti Region.
The suspect, identified as 32-year-old Michael Owusu Ansah, popularly known as Baby Last, has reportedly been on the run since 2016 following his alleged involvement in a robbery and the murder of Police Officer G/Cpl Frank Essel of the SWAT Unit in the Ashanti Region, citinewsroom.com reports.
According to the Public Relations Officer of the Ashanti Regional Police Command, DSP Godwin Ahianyo, the suspect was arrested from his hideout on April 2, 2025, nearly 10 years after absconding after the heinous killing of the late police officer.
He was arrested together with four accomplices and was arraigned before the Atasomanso Circuit Court on May 13, 2025.