Police shoots two during robbery expedition at Santasi
The Police have therefore appealed to all Medical facilities in the Region to report anyone who shows up with a gun wound through the Police emergency numbers 18555 or 191 to assist Police with information.
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The Ashanti Regional Police Command have confirmed that two persons suspected to be armed robbers have been shot to death during a robbery expedition at Santasi Kajasi, Oteng Nkwanta in Kumasi on Wednesday, December 30, 2020.
According to a press statement released by the Assistant Superintendent of police and public relation officer, Godwin Ahiayo, the suspected armed robbers numbered about four thrived in robbing occupants in about five (5) houses of their monies, mobile phones, Laptops and other Personal effects.
“The Police Information Room and Command Centre received a number of distress calls on the robbery and dispatched Police Patrol Teams within the area to the Scene,” the statement said.
“The robbers on seeing Police opened fire. The Team also returned fire leaving two of the suspected robbers between the ages of 20, and 30 years dead, two others who are suspected to have sustained gunshots wounds managed to escape.
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"On the spot search at the scene, revealed Two weapons: one Foreign pistol loaded with three (3) live ammunition, One (1) revolver with three spent ammunition, two (2) big backpacks containing three (3) Laptops Computers, Twenty Four (24) assorted mobile phones, two machetes and a cash sum of Three Thousand Five Hundred and Eighty Cedis (3,580.00).
“The bodies of the deceased persons have since been deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital awaiting identification and autopsy, whilst efforts are underway to get those who NEWS RELEASE In case of reply the Number and date of this letter should be quoted My Ref: PAU/ASH25/VOL.6/11 Your Ref. PUBLIC AFFAIRS UNIT REGIONAL POLICE HEADQUARTERS POST OFFICE BOX 1903 KUMASI 30TH DECEMBER, 2020 managed to escape arrested.”
The Command has therefore appealed “to all Medical facilities in the Region and elsewhere to be on the lookout for anyone who visits their facilities with suspected gunshot wounds to report same to the nearest Police Station or call the following telephone Police emergency numbers 18555 or 191 to assist Police with information.”
