Joint Police and Military operations yield results

Joint police and military operations to flush out armed robbers have led to several arrests.

A statement from the Ghana Armed Forces said on Wednesday in Accra said, operations at Ayeduase, Tafo and Ohwim all in Kumasi have led to the arrest of two Nigerians, Moutale Awal and Sherif Kamal and a Ghanaian, Osei Bonsu and items retrieved from them included one single barrelled gun, one pair of combat boots, 7,200 dollars, 20 Naira, 6.7 million cedis and four mobile phones.

The rest are one camera and a Mazda 323 Saloon car with registration number DGT 2144.

One local arms manufacturer was also arrested.

The statement said the suspects have been handed over to the Bureau of National Investigations.

The team on Thursday, August 16, arrested a man allegedly collecting TV licence fees at Nungua. Six suspected armed robbers including a lady were also arrested in the same area.

A suspect was also arrested at Tesano in Accra for allegedly stabbing three persons.

Another suspect was also arrested at Labone where the team foiled an armed robbery attempt.

The statement said the patrol team arrested a suspect at East Legon with assorted goods believed to be stolen and has handed him over to the Legon Police.

The team said it has mounted surveillance on the Ejura road through to Yeji and Attebubu following reports that armed robbers were attacking traders