Five suspects have been arrested in connection with a robbery attack of Velotop Co. Ltd, a Chinese heavy-duty machinery company at Asankrangwa in the Western Region.
They are: Issahaku Ibrahim, aged 42, Fatal Ali, aged 25, Yahaya Mumuni, aged 26, Emmanuel Antwi, aged 22 Rashid Abdul aged 22.
According to police report, the suspects, armed with pump action guns, a pistol and machetes, held workers of the company hostage and robbed them of cash in the sum of GHS 200,000.00.
During the-robbery, the suspects handcuffed three Chinese nationals, locked them in a-room, and fled the scene in a black Toyota Voxy vehicle with registration number GS 576-25.
Information was immediately circulated to all snap checkpoints within the jurisdiction when a patrol team moved to the scene.
The suspected vehicle was later spotted on the Asankrangwa-Sefwi Bekwai road and intercepted by police officers on duty at the Sumpre checkpoint.
The occupants attempted to flee from the vehicle but were pursued by the police personnel at the barrier, with support from the Asankrangwa patrol team.
A search conducted in the vehicle led to the retrieval of the following exhibits: two pump-action guns, 14) AA cartridges, One Brunei Mod 84 Cal 9 PAK pistol with a magazine loaded with 8 rounds of ammunition . One machete 5, 1 iPhone 13 mobile phone, one Nokia C300 mobile phone, one Villoan mobile phone, two CCTV camera decoders, three pairs of handcuffs.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects are residents of Obuasi and had travelled to Asankrangwa to carry out the robbery, that they were led by an accomplice who is a resident of Asankrangwa and is currently at large.
Efforts are under way to arrest the said leader and any other accomplices. The suspects are currently in police custody, assisting with investigations and will be arraigned beforecourt in due course.
Source:Crime Check
