{"id":180677,"date":"2016-01-11T05:57:12","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T05:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=180677"},"modified":"2016-01-11T05:57:12","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T05:57:12","slug":"brave-cab-driver-to-be-rewarded-for-crashing-robbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=180677","title":{"rendered":"Brave cab driver to be rewarded for &#8216;crashing&#8217; robbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The taxi driver who\u00a0thwarted the escape of the two robbers involved in the Cantonments robbery incident will receive a \u201chandsome\u201d reward , the Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police Command ASP Afia Tenge, has announced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At a press briefing following the robbery incident on Sunday, ASP Tenge revealed, \u201cI have the directives of the Inspector-General of Police to announce that at an appropriate time, the taxi driver and all those who contributed to the arrest of the suspects will be handsomely rewarded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;lXJljYYgzBP87fhvYzlGm2JoHFnvIYc9&#8243;] Former president, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, has since the incident,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2016\/01\/10\/rawlings-lauds-brave-driver-who-crashed-robbers-with-his-cab\/\">\u00a0congratulated the taxi driver<\/a><\/strong><\/span> for his brave action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two robbers,\u00a0Obaleko Stanley, 35 and Oko Quarcoo, 30, attacked and shot a lady in her leg near the American Embassy at East Cantonments and tried to escape with her belongings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The taxi driver, who was a witness to the robbery incident, pursued the two robbers, who were escaping on a motor bike and\u00a0crashed into their motor bike with his car, injuring the robbers and\u00a0leading to their arrest.<a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160109-WA0018-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-180633\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160109-WA0018-1.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20160109-WA0018 (1)\" width=\"600\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They sustained fractures in their leg and are on admission at the Police Hospital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The robbery was believed to have been orchestrated by one Gilbert Osabutey, 36, a supervisor at the Koala Shopping centre where the victim also worked as a sales girl.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gilbert Osabutey and another accomplice, 28-year old Michael Doe Ahiataku, a security man have been arrested and are in police custody as investigations into the incident continues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The victim is currently on admission at the \u00a037 military hospital and is responding to treatment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonlin.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The taxi driver who\u00a0thwarted the escape of the two robbers involved in the Cantonments robbery incident will receive a \u201chandsome\u201d reward , the Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police Command ASP Afia Tenge, has announced. 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