One suspected armed robber has died while three others are in Police custody following an intelligence-led operation by the Ghana Police Service at Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region.
The suspects, identified as Abdulai Ibrahim, Amadu Rahman, Amadu Sulemana, also known as Saaga, and Adu Yakubu, were arrested on May 5, 2026, in connection with a series of robbery attacks in parts of the Upper East and North East regions.
Police investigations revealed that the suspects allegedly converged at Gbane, a mining community in the Talensi District, on May 4, 2026, after travelling from Yagaba and Fumbisi to carry out a robbery operation.
The police Service in a statement dated May 6, 2026, said the gang reportedly robbed four motorbikes and several mobile phones during the operation.
According to the Police, the suspects admitted during interrogation to carrying out a number of robberies within the Talensi District and along the Yagaba-Fumbisi and Yagaba-Nanguruma roads in the North East Region.
They also allegedly confessed to the robbery attack at the Vikandi Phone Shop in Bolgatanga on March 22, 2025, which was captured in a viral video showing armed men wielding an AK47 assault rifle.
The Police further disclosed that the suspects admitted to multiple robbery attacks at mining sites in Gbane, where gold and huge sums of money were allegedly stolen from victims.
The suspects later led investigators to a farm near Biung, close to Gbane, where the alleged gang leader, Amadu Rahman, had concealed an AK47 rifle.
A search conducted at the location led to the retrieval of the rifle, bearing serial number 68100563, and 87 rounds of live ammunition hidden in a fertiliser sack.
However, during the operation to retrieve the weapon, Amadu Rahman reportedly collapsed unexpectedly.
He was rushed to the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital for medical attention but was pronounced dead on arrival.
His body has since been deposited at the hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy.
The remaining three suspects remain in Police custody and are expected to be put before court to face prosecution.
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