{"id":222256,"date":"2016-06-14T12:51:21","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T12:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=222256"},"modified":"2016-06-14T12:51:21","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T12:51:21","slug":"2-policemen-3-others-arrested-in-kwame-danso-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/06\/2-policemen-3-others-arrested-in-kwame-danso-robbery\/","title":{"rendered":"2 policemen, 3 others arrested in Kwame-Danso robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two Police officers and three others are in the grips of the Brong Ahafo Regional Police for aiding the robbery attack that led to the death of a Police constable in Kwame-Danso, near Atebubu in the Brong Ahafo Region.<\/p>\n

The number brings to six those arrested, after the Police picked up the prime suspect<\/a><\/strong><\/span> on Sunday, June 12.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”BlSOqhuzv9eEGiek0jdiFnxpo27nkn0k”]The deceased Police constable, Frank Adu Klu, was shot dead last Tuesday while he was escorting a commercial bus.<\/p>\n

Confirming the arrest to Citi News<\/strong>, the Brong Ahafo Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Christopher Tawiah, said they are still on a hunt for other suspects who are at large.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe prime suspect mentioned five names that accompanied him to commit\u00a0the robbery on the market women, so the Police went ahead and arrested them this dawn. These people include two Police men; one is Lance corporal Asiedu Mensah and Corporal Solomon Abu.\u201d<\/p>\n

ASP Tawaiah said the suspect confessed that one of the arrested officers \u201csold the ammunition\u201d to \u00a0him while the other one \u201ctook part in the physical attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also added that the Police officers were from the Goaso and Atebubu divisions respectively.<\/p>\n

The Regional Police PRO earlier told Citi News<\/strong>\u00a0they had information that the suspects were seven in number.<\/p>\n

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By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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