The Police have arrested five persons allegedly involved in the killing of a Police constable during a shoot out on January 7.
Constable Prince Akatah, 31 was shot dead by over 10 armed robbers who were accosted by the Police while on a robbery spree at Weija, near the West Hills Mall in Accra.
[contextly_sidebar id=”SUzSDWJv3ZGCI3Nckxxgvso4x5qj8zWo”]Addressing the media, the Greater Accra Regional Police commander Deputy Commissioner of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno added that the suspects were arrested in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region upon a tip off.
The suspects are Kwadwo Effah, 28; Isaac Ofosu, 24; Yaw Asiedu, 25; Dennis Ofori, 20; and Kofi Adu, 31.
According to DCOP Tetteh Yohuno, the leader of the gang Nathaniel Adu and two other accomplices are on the run.
“The same modus operandi that was used to perpetuate their evil intentions in Accra were used in Kumasi. The gang as a result of that, hired a bigger Kia truck all the way from Tema to Kumasi to facilitate their operations,” he said.
The arrest, he said, was as a result of a collaboration between the Accra and Ashanti Regional Commands adding that “the five are currently in Police custody assisting Police in investigations.”
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By: Franklin Badu Jnr/citifmonline.com/Ghana