Police kill 2 robbers and arrest 65-year-old weapon supplier
Two suspected armed robbers have been confirmed dead following a reported shoot out between them and a team of police officers.
The shootout happened at Zenu, near Ashiaman in Greater Accra.
The police has described the two as part of a criminal gang in the area.
The suspects have been identified as Joseph Dagodzo and Mujahid Abubakar, alias Sule.
They are said to have died at the Police Hospital.
The two were reportedly hit during a shoot out with the police.
They were said to be leading the police to their hideout to retrieve weapons and arrest their accomplices.
The operation also led to the arrest of a 65-year-old suspected illegal arms dealer.
The arms dealer, Bukari Salifu, who is said to be the financier and supplier of weapons to the the suspects was arrested at Zenu near Ashiaman
A statement signed and issued by the Acting Director General of Police Public Affairs Directorate, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mr Kwesi Ofori indicated that the police on Saturday, September 25, 2021, were forced to shoot the two suspected robbers who later died on admission at the hospital.
He explained that the suspected robbers were initially arrested when they attempted to rob motorists along the Koluedor – Sege — Accra main road.
Some of their accomplices allegedly escaped arrest.
After their arrest, the suspects mentioned Bukari Salifu as the one who provides them with weapons for their robbery expeditions when the police interrogated them.
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