Police at Gbetsile near Afienya in Tema in the Greater Accra Region have gunned down four armed robbery suspects.
According to the police, the four suspects ‘were part of a robbery syndicate that snatched a Toyota Rav4 mini SUV vehicle from a victim under the pretext of selling it on the same day in Accra.’
In a statement issued by the police on its Facebook page on Wednesday, 2 February 2022, read ‘a combined police team of the Anti-Robbery Unit, Intelligence and Surveillance team from the police headquarters in partnership with police officers from the Tema regional police command pursued the suspects to a thicket at Gbetsile to get them arrested and retrieve the snatched vehicle.’
“In the course of the arrest, four of the suspects aggressively attacked a police sergeant and they were shot in the process,” the statement added.
“The four suspects were rushed to the Police Hospital but died shortly while responding to treatment”, the police said.
The police noted that one of the syndicate members was arrested while the other one escaped.
The suspect arrested is currently in custody assisting with investigations while the Tema regional police command’s anti-robbery squad is pursuing the suspect who is at large.
CCF’s advocacy on crime prevention
Crime Check Foundation (CCF) has introduced programmes including the latest ‘Stay Away From Trouble’ as part of its crime prevention advocacy project.
Through these programmes it has been cautioning the general public against acts that could land them in trouble in a bid to curb crime.
The Foundation screens one-on-one interviews with prison inmates bringing to bear acts that landed them into prison and the difficulties they face in custody.
It has also paid the fines of many petty offenders for their release.
