Afram Plains Record Another Robbery Attack; One Shot Dead

The four-member robbery gang wearing face masks invaded the Samuel Agbozo Enterprise which is a mobile money and Phone shop amidst firing of warning shots indiscriminately.

Afram Plains Record Another Robbery Attack; One Shot Dead
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A gang of armed robbers has ransacked a mobile phone shop in Ekye Amanfrom a suburb of Afram Plains in the Kwahu South District of the eastern region of Ghana.

A motor rider, identified as Bright was gunned down by the fully armed robbers while the phone shop owner was shot in the process.

The incident occurred on  Saturday, October 9, 2021, at around 7:30 pm, according to an eyewitness account, adding that it occurred right opposite Ekye Amanfrom Market.

The four-member robbery gang wearing face masks invaded the Samuel Agbozo Enterprise which is a mobile money and Phone shop amidst firing of warning shots indiscriminately.

They took away monies and uncountable mobile phones and subsequently robbed nearby provision shops as well.

The motor rider who was unaware of the robbery incident attempted to ride past the robbery scene but was shot dead by the armed robbers.

The robbers who were on foot absconded through the bush before the arrival of the police.

According to the eyewitness”, they were wearing trousers and shirts. So they don’t look like Fulani herdsmen. They were wearing full-face masks which covered their heads face and necks”

The Afram Plains area have been battling with rampant armed robbery attacks for over two decades, and some have lost their lives, whilst others have sustained gunshot wounds.

Monies and other properties of victims have been robbed through armed robbery attacks in and around the Afram Plains.

The newly sworn-in Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Geroge Akuffo Dampare together with other top management members of the Ghana Police Service stormed Kwahu Afram Plains on September 22, 2021, to interact with Traditional leaders and residents to assure them of their safety.

Upon assumption of office, the IGP George Akuffo Dampare deployed Anti Armed Robbery Squad to the Afram Plains area and other parts of the Eastern region.

During the interactions with the residents and indigenous of the area, the IGP together with top members of the Police Management Board assured, that the Police is committed to eliminating criminals from the enclave, if only the indigenes will help the police through tip-off and other sources of needed information about their hideouts.

William Ofori Akwaboam, Eastern Regional Correspondent