The Special Anti-Robbery Squad attached to the Enchi District Police Command through an intelligence-led operation has arrested nine suspected armed robbers, following their attack on a mining firm at Enchi in the Western North Region.
The nine suspects include Kweku Larry aged 48, Morro Gabri aged 34, Sulley Adongo, 32, and Sem Anthony alias Attah aged 31.
The Police report indicates that on Monday, December 20, 2021, suspects Sem Anthony and Kweku Larry in the company of a Chinese national reported at the Enchi Police Station that they had been robbed of their black Pump action gun, an lnfinix Spark 5 mobile phone together with an OPPO cell phone and an unspecified amount of money by a group of armed men at the outskirt of Ankaase at about 1:30 pm.
Acting on intelligence the Enchi District Police Commander together with the Anti-Robbery Squad carried out a targeted special operation on the night of Thursday, December 23, 2021, leading to the arrest of the nine suspects.
A statement by the Police said investigations established that suspects Kweku Larry, Tahiru Fatau and Sulley Adongo are security guards at the mining firm and suspect Sem Anthony alias Attah, the driver of the miners conspired and masterminded the robbery.
A search on them led to the retrieval of GHC 4,500, which they admitted was part of their share of the booty. The statement noted that the Anti-Robbery Squad is vigorously pursuing the remaining three suspects currently on the run to face prosecution.
