Police in Ejura have arrested four robbery suspects and a juvenile who carry out robbery activities on highways linking Nkoranza and Techiman in the Bono East Region and the Ejura Sekyedumase Municipality in the Ashanti Region.
The four suspects, Ajara Sagun Rashid Ibrahim, Ibrahim Iddrisu, Musah Arijuma together with a 14-year-old boy were arrested on November 16, 2021 at Ejura after extensive Police surveillance of their activities.
On-the-spot search on the suspects and juvenile led to the recovery of ten assorted mobile phones, one Infinix charger, and a lady’s handbag. Other items suspected to have been robbed from commuters and retrieved from them included one registered Apsonic motorbike and an amount of GHC2,279.00.
A driver who was a victim of the suspects’ robbery expedition along the Techiman-Ejura Highway, during a Police investigation, identified all the four suspects and the juvenile as the robbers who attacked him on November 15, 2021, at Adiembra. Other victims have also come forward to identify these suspected criminals and their stolen items.
A statement signed by the Director-General, Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Kwesi Ofori said “the Police Administration lauds the efforts of the Ejura District Police Command in ensuring robbery activities become undesirable in Ejuraand beyond.”
It added: “We want to assure that we shall not relent in making our communities safe and peaceful.”
