Bank van robbery suspects re-arrested
Two police officers and one other person suspected to have carried out the fatal robbery attack on the GCB Bank bullion van at Asukese Number One in the Afram Plains South District, who escaped from police custody have been re-arrested.
Corporal Kissi Abrokwa, Lance Corporal Solomon Elvis Mensah, alias “Fire” and Mohammed Bengyima, fled under mysterious circumstances when being transported to the Regional Police Headquarters in Koforidua, triggering a massive manhunt.
The police pick-up carrying them had stopped to fuel up when they slipped through.
The escapee robbers were seized by the youth of Nkawkaw in a nearby bush on Thursday morning and handed over to the police.
The Donkorkrom Divisional Commander, Chief Superintendent Kamkam Boadu, who confirmed this applauded the youth for their vigilance and cooperation.
One person – the driver of the van, was killed and a policeman, escorting the vehicle, suffered multiple gunshot wounds during the robbery incident that happened on Wednesday afternoon.
The injured policeman is receiving treatment at the Donkorkrom Presbyterian Hospital, the very same facility, where the body of the deceased has been deposited for autopsy.
News about the escape of the suspected robbers sparked widespread anger among the people in the Afram South as they hit the streets in violent protests across the major towns – Tease, Ekyi-Amanfrom, Maame-Krobo and Donkorkrom to denounce the police.
Four of the protesters are reported to have been injured in a confrontation with the police but they are said to be in stable condition.
A combined team of soldiers and police officers had been sent to the place to help beef up security as the Regional Security Council appeals for calm, assuring the people that the matter would be properly handled.
Source: GNA