Police in Accra have gunned down three suspected armed robbers at Shiashie in Accra.
According to the police, two other suspects were also arrested during the intelligence-based operation on Monday, August 9, 2021.
Speaking to Citi News about the operation, the Acting Director-General of Police Public Affairs Department, ACP Kwesi Ofori, said the Ghana Police Service has declared war on armed robbery activities.
He explained that the suspects had planned to rob a businessman who had gone to withdraw money from the bank.
“The police command conducted a special intelligence-led operation that led to the death of three persons. They targeted a businessman, robbed him of his money after taking it from a bank near the airport. The police quickly moved in and took control of the situation, but the robbers decided to shoot at the police and the police exchanged fire with them. Fortunately, the police managed to gun down three of them. Two other robbers were arrested,” he said.
In the meantime, the bodies of the three deceased robbers have been sent to the police morgue for autopsy.
The suspects who were gunned down have been identified as Akika Christian Roberts, Alhassan and Alhaji who have been on police wanted list.
Suspect Akika Christian Robert, who was armed with a Taurus foreign pistol shot and wounded a police officer in the leg during the shoot-out.
The two other suspects, Abdul Latif (47) and Prosper Koku (27) who were arrested are assisting the police in investigations.
Police also retrieved one Taurus pistol loaded with 27 rounds of ammunition from the robbers.
Below is a statement from the police on the incident: