Mobile money vendor kills armed robber and recovers GH¢140,000 in Lashibi shootout

The police said a search conducted on the deceased suspect led to the recovery of an AK 47 rifle, two magazines loaded with 55 rounds of live ammunition, an additional 11 rounds of ammunition, GH¢3,000 in cash, a Samsung mobile phone and an identification card bearing the name Innocent Elemuwa Akachukeu, aged 46.

In a statement signed by Chief Superintendent Juliana Obeng, Head of Public Affairs of the Accra Regional Police Command, the police said the vendor returned fire as the suspects attempted to flee, killing one of them at the scene.

According to the statement, the Accra Regional Police Command has taken over investigations into the incident and is pursuing the fleeing suspect.