11 ROBBERS GRABBED ON SEPARATE OPERATIONS

By Zulaihatu Abubakar

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested eleven armed robbers in different operations within the Greater Accra Region.

Some of the robbers have been on the police wanted list for committing varius degrees of robbery in and outside Accra the Police has said.

In a press briefing in Accra yesterday, the Regional Police Commander DCOP Christian Tetteh Yohonu explained that, the police have been on the lookout for any suspected activities within the Metropolis.

According to him, the first and second case of robbery involved car snatching with suspects Renold Blay age 26, Kwesi alias Boutigue, Abu Mohammed alias Alhaji 32, Ackun kwadwo alias Abodam 32 and Wahab Bawah alias teller 29 are in the grip of the police respectively.

According to the Regional Commander, in October to November, 2013, the Police have experienced a number of car snatching cases in the Region.

DCOP Yohuno narrated the first robbery of taxi snatching with suspects Ackun and Wahab that, on the 15th of this month, at about 12:30am the suspects hired a Nissan Almera taxi with registration number GR 6166 – 13 to Riz junction at Madina.

The victim later reported the incident and upon intelligence from the Police source led to the arrest of the two suspects at their hide out at Madina in which they made a revelation upon interrogation that from October this year they have succeeded in snatching ten cars in the Accra metropolis.

He said, an investigation conducted by his outfits led to the arrest of suspects Seyram Danquah alias two face and Awudu Awal as their accomplices in which six out of the ten snatched vehicles have been retrieved and handed over to ther respective owners.

In the case of the second snatchers, Renold Blay has been described as expert in car snatching.

According to DCOP Yohonu  Blay and his accomplice Kwesi alias Boutique hired a Nissan March taxi cab from Kwame Nkrumah Circle to Tantra Hill in Accra.

When they got to their final destination the two suspects pulled a knife on the driver and succeeded in snatching the taxi cab.

Upon Police interrogation after the arrest, the suspect Renold Blay confessed snatching the car and drove to Asamankese where they sold for GH¢ 2,000.

The Police have also arrested two notorious armed robbers on separate incidents, Yakubu Shaibu alias Jelilu and Micheal Tetteh alias Charles Wayo Amartey Tetteh 32.

Suspect Yakubu Shaibu was arrested for the offence of robbing Mamprobi Guinness Depot on the 18th of July this year with his five accomplices who are currently facing trial but suspect Yakubu managed to escape upon seeing the Police on that faithful day.

The Greater Accra Police Commander noted that, one of the five robbers who was a worker at the Guinness Depot at Mamprobi Emmanuel Laryea planned the robbery in which they manage to take away an amount of GH¢700.00 with some items and shot the security personnel on duty who met his untimely death upon arrival at the Kole-Bu Teaching hospital.

Suspect Micheal Tetteh alias Charley Wayo Amartey Tetteh was also grabbed for committing series of armed robbery in Accra, Tema and Ashaiman with his gangs.

DCOP Yohuno noted that, on the 6th of this month at about 1:30pm, the Reional Police Comnman had a tip-off that, the suspect was armed with a pistol looking for ammunition to buy at Abelemkpe in Accra.

The Police acted swiftly and arrested him and after a search on him, a “Black Walther” pistol number 301104 was retrieved from him.

Further investigation also disclosed that, the suspect and his gang were behind the armed robber attack in Tarkwa in which a hooping sum of GH¢900,000.00 was robbed.

DCOP Yohuno however appealed to the general public and especially those who have ever fallen victims to the robbers to assist in the prosecution at the law court.