Tema police arrests four suspected armed robbers

The Police in Tema has arrested four suspected armed robbers who broke into the premises of Ghana Emulsion Company Limited and stole 10 heavy duty tyres and six million cedis on November Four, this year.

The suspects, Dodzi Odunu, alias "Lucky", leader of the gang, Sampana Patrick Ayamba, a driver and one Mohammed are in police custody pending further investigations into the case.

The fourth suspect, Alhaji Kassim Nahana, businessman is alleged to have made an advance payment of 700,000 cedis to Odunu to facilitate the theft and the transportation of the tyres.

Mrs Agnes Sikanartey, Tema Regional Police Commander said the police has also written to the management of Delta Security Service, a private security company at Tema to hand over two security guards of the company, suspected to have conspired with the robbers to commit the crime.

In another development, two out of six armed robbers, who robbed Automotive Springs Company at Kpone, on Sunday, were lynched by a mob. They left behind 10.3 million cedis and 900 US dollars they stole from the company.

The robbers, however, shot and wounded Police Constable Awudu Razak, who, despite running out of ammunition, struggled with two of the robbers, who had the money, until people came to his aid.

Chief Superintendent Agnes Sikanartey told the media that the robbers attacked the company, which manufactures springs for heavy duty vehicles, at about 14:30 hours.

Wielding locally manufactured pistols, they tied the two watchmen in separate rooms. They then broke into the company offices and stole the money warning that they would come back. The security men, who managed to free themselves, rushed to the Kpone Police barrier and lodged a complaint.

Three policemen at the barrier sought reinforcement from the Kpone Police Station and were joined by a Constable who was then off-duty.

When the four Policemen reached the company, the robbers had escaped into the bush but the Police pursued them into the bush where they exchanged fire with them.

Before escaping, one of the robbers struggled with one of the Policeman in an attempt to snatch his AK 47 riffle and this resulted in the firing of several shots into a private car, whose owner was assisting the Police. Mrs Sikanartey said Constable Razak, who was shot in the stomach was receiving treatment at the Police Hospital in Accra.

The Police retrieved two locally manufactured pistols from the two lynched robbers, who were yet to be identified, while investigations were going on to arrest the four others, who escaped.