Crime & Punishment of Thursday, 5 April 2018Source: classfmonline.com5 robbers gunned down by PoliceThe Accra Regional Police Commander says the robbers started firing indiscriminatelyFive suspected armed robbers have been gunned down by the Accra Regional Police Command on the Accra end of the Tema motorway. It follows a tip off that the robbers were planning to engage in their criminal activities around that area. “The team tried to get the vehicles to pull over but the suspects, seeing the police, started firing indiscriminately into the police surveillance car narrowly missing the policemen on board. The [police] team was then reinforced and engaged the suspects in the shootout,” he explained. He added : “These robbers are suspected to be connected with several robberies within the metropolis, especially the recent attacks and robberies on forex bureau and the Adenta robberies we all know about.”

Source: GhanaWeb April 05, 2018 14:03 UTC