Highway robbers block road, gun down Victoria

The Notorious Highway robbery gang terrorising residents in Abuakwa North and South Municipalities in the Eastern region have shot and killed a woman after blocking the Akyem Ettukrom to Bunso stretch of the Koforidua to Bunso Highway Sunday dawn.

According to witnesses, the robbery operation started at about 3:00 am with the suspects succeeding in robbing many commuters.

One of the robbers shot and killed a woman identified only as Victoria who was on board one of the vehicles.

The robbers escaped into the bush before the arrival of the Police patrol team.

The Police patrol team however in collaboration with a section of the youth in the community combed the bush at site two near Bunso and after many minutes arrested two suspects – Haruna Amadu, 25, and Joseph Nyira, 25.

Two unregistered single-barrel shotguns, one machete, cash sum of GhC257.00, one itel screen touch mobile phone, three-neck bags containing two voter ID cards belonging to two of the victims, assorted mobile sim cards belonging to victims and a black student bag containing shirts of the suspects were retrieved.

Some of the victims who lodged a formal complaint at the Bunso Police station identified suspect Haruna Amadu as the one who shot and killed the woman.

A search in a bag in possession of Joseph Nyira revealed a kente material shirt which the victims say was worn by suspect Haruna Amadu at the time of the robbery.

However, the suspects have denied their involvement in the robbery.

Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh said, the suspects are in Police custody assisting the investigation and will be put before court on Monday.

He added that all the exhibits have been retained for evidential purposesHighway robbers block road, gun down VictoriaHe added that all the exhibits have been retained for evidential purposes