Investigations commence into Manso-Mossikrom armed robbery incident
The Police have appealed to the residents in the community to provide credible information that will lead to the arrest of these criminals.
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The Ashanti Regional Police Command has initiated investigations into an armed robbery attack on some gold dealers in Manso-Mossikrom, a village in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region.
During a media briefing by the Deputy Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP David Adjem on Friday, June 18, 2021, “the Manso Adubia District Police Command received a distress call on Thursday 17th June 2021 at about 2:00 am, that there was an armed robbery operation going on at Manso Mossikrom.
The SWAT team stationed at Manso Adubia District Command proceeded to the scene, but the alleged robbers had already fled the scene.”
Gun retrieved from the incident.
He revealed that preliminary investigation indicated that some six armed men wielding pump action guns and machetes went to the said Community and attacked some gold buyers, robbed them of an unspecified amount of money, the quantity of raw gold and Mobile Phones.
According to DCOP David Adjem, the robbers also shot and wounded two persons who were later rushed to the St. Martins Catholic Hospital at Manso Agoroyesum, where they were admitted and are undergoing treatment.
“The Police also retrieved 15 empty cartridges from the scene and have retained same for evidential purposes,” he updated.
“Meanwhile efforts are underway to arrest the perpetrators and put them before the court for prosecution.
“Police will appeal to the residents in the community to provide us with credible information that will lead to the arrest of these criminals,” he ended.
