Two arrested over robbery at Upper Amenfi Rural Bank
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“These suspects and three other accomplices attacked the bank on 27th June 2022, disarmed the security guard on duty, assaulted two of the bank staff and made away with an unspecified amount of money and a pump action gun.
The police have arrested two suspects, said to be part of a gang that robbed the Upper Amefi Rural Bank in June.
Suspects, Tahiru Issaka and Yahuza Mohammed were arrested at their hideouts, while the gang leader, Gafar Ziyech Abdul was shot dead, a police statement said.
“These suspects and three other accomplices attacked the bank on 27th June 2022, disarmed the security guard on duty, assaulted two of the bank staff and made away with an unspecified amount of money and a pump action gun.
When the robbers realised they were being pursued by the police, they set their vehicle ablaze and abandoned it, hoping that would foil the police tracking them,” the statement further noted.
Police say the suspects’ arrest happened over an eight-week period, with help from the Western, Ashanti, and Bono East Regional Police Intelligence Directorates.
