One robber was shot dead, and one hospitalized in Obuasi after the robbery
suspects who were six in number manage to rob a gold dealer at Fenaso Nkwanta around 7 p.m.
YAW OPOKU Police in Obuasi have shot and killed one-armed robber while an accomplish is currently battling for his life at the Obuasi government hospital after the robbery.
Information gathered indicates that the suspects who were six in number manage to rob a gold dealer at Fenaso Nkwanta around 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 2nd, 2022.
Three of the suspects were able to escape police arrest at the scene but one of the three remaining suspects was shot dead instantly when police approached them on Friday, June 3.
Meanwhile, one of the robbers who sustained a severe injury after he was traced and shot by police at his residence at Kunka Junction has been admitted to the Obuasi government hospital seeking medical attention.
Soireenews engaging Ama Serwah who is a co-tenant of the injured robber has been sharing with Nana Yaw Opoku how the suspect was tracked and shot by the Police.
She explained that the suspect came to the house in the morning complaining of his lost keys, he was however giving a hammer to break the door but in the process, some policemen rush the house and In an attempt for the robber to flee, the police shot him", Ama Serwah stressed.
However, the remaining suspect s assisting police in investigations to bring the three Flee suspects into a book.
Residents are in a state of shock for living together with a robber for the last days in the same house.
They have called on the police to strengthen patrols to curb such occurrences as robbing gold dealers within the Obuasi Municipality is on the rise.
