Police shoot dead one armed robber at Akim Oda

Akim Oda (ER), June 25, GNA - Akim Oda Police on Wednesday dawn shot dead an armed robber who was among a gang that had robbed several people in Akim Swedru.

The Divisional Police Commander ACP Ben Agadana told journalists that two of the robbers, Isaac Kofi, a labourer, 18, and Seth Asirisi, 25 a carpenter, have been arrested and would soon be prosecuted. Nine rounds of live cartridges, mobile phones and a DVD Player were been retrieved from the robbers. According to the Commander, the body of the unidentified robber had been deposited at the Akim Oda government hospital mortuary pending identification and autopsy.

He said the Divisional Patrol Team rushed to the scene when they received a distress call from the victims of Coppon Saw Mills area at about 0100 hours on Wednesday. ACP Agadana said the team engaged the robbers who were using locally manufactured pistols in a shootout and in the process shot one of them was shot dead. His identity is not immediately known. He said the robbers had forcibly broken into the residence of one Madam Agartha Openewaa and made away with three pairs of camp boot shoes and over 1,300 Ghana Cedis.

They later broke into the residence of Madam Christiana Love, a trader, where they stole mobile phones, a DVD player, a computer and an amplifier.

The other victim, Habib Haruna, was robbed of 600 Ghana Cedis on the main Akim Oda - Akim Swedru trunk road. ACP Agadana said the police were looking for one of the robbers who was on the run and stressed that robbery was on the increase in the municipality and assured residents that the police were doing everything possible to protect the lives and property of the people.