Armed Robbers Kill Mobile Money Merchant at Okorase
Mr Solomon Arhin, now the deceased, left behind two children with his pregnant wife.
Joana Somiah 
A mobile money merchant has been shot dead by armed robbers at Okorase, near Koforidua, in the Eastern Regional capital of Ghana.
The 36-year-old Solomon Arhin was gunned down on Saturday, June 19, 2021, at about 11:14 pm.
Sources indicate that he was walking home with his friend when they were attacked by the armed robbers, but the friend managed to escape unhurt.
The Eastern Regional Public Relations Officer of the Police Service, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh, said, according to a witness, Mohammed Shaibu, he heard gunshots while in his room, but a few minutes later, he heard the victim who had been running towards his house shouting for help. But he came out of his room to see the victim lying in a reclined position in a pool of blood, wearing black shorts with a white shirt and gunshot wounds on the chest.
"Two black backpacks containing cash of GHC 8,290.30, One HP Laptop with charger, one Infinix mobile phone, One Itel mobile phone, one Android mobile phone, two small itel mobile phones, one pen drive, a modem, earpiece, and some bank documents were found lying beside the victim".
"Adding that the Police personnel who visited the scene upon receipt of the information after taken inventory of the crime scene conveyed the victim to St. Joseph Hospital where he was confirmed dead by the medical Doctor on duty Dr Benjamin Sam".
DSP Ebenezer Tetteh, narrated, "that the body of the victim, now a deceased, has been deposited at the morgue of the same Hospital".
The murdered Solomon Arhin, was a teacher at Behenase Roman Catholic Basic school, near Tinkon, in the Akuapem North Municipality. He has been identified as also a member of the Pentecost International Worship Center (PIWC) of the Church of Pentecost in Koforidua.
The Resident Minister of PIWC-Koforidua Pastor Musa Yahaya led members of the church to commiserate with the bereaved family on Sunday, June 20, 2021, after church service.
Mr Solomon Arhin, now the deceased, left behind two children with his pregnant wife.
William Ofori Akwabo, Eastern Regional Correspondent
