The Ghana Police Service, through its Criminal Investigations Department (CID), has arrested five members of a notorious phone-snatching and armed robbery syndicate operating in Accra and Tema.
Intelligence-led investigations revealed the gang’s activities across Oyibi, Apollonia, Spintex, Airport Residential Area, East Legon Hills, Zenu, Ashaiman, and Kasoa.
In a press briefing, CID Director-General COP Lydia Yaako Donkor named the suspects as Seth Tetteh Noi, aka “Wonder,” Emmanuel Selasi Monyoko, Abdul Fatawo Samid, Karam Fatawo, and Abdul Jamal Mohammed. The suspects were apprehended during separate operations on December 24 and 26, 2025, at their hideouts.
Police recovered a pistol and a pump-action machine gun believed to have been used in several robberies.
The CID linked the syndicate to a violent robbery attack on mourners at Ashaiman Underbridge, where victims were robbed of cash and valuables worth over GH¢200,000.
“Following coordinated operations at Ashaiman China Mall and Kasoa, police arrested the five suspects and recovered a pistol and a pump-action machine gun, believed to have been used in multiple robberies. Investigations also connected the syndicate to the Ashaiman Underbridge robbery during a funeral, and further intelligence helped foil another planned attack at Ashaiman China Mall,” COP Donkor said.
She added that investigations are ongoing and more arrests are expected as police work to dismantle all branches of the gang.
