Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested a gang suspected of being behind recent armed robberies in the region.
Prominent among them is a notorious ringleader (Jallo Djani) who has been on the wanted list of the police for a long time.
Addressing the media, regional police commander, COP Kofi Boakye, said “With violent robberies in the Ashanti Region and on the highways and also in the suburbs, particularly Denkyembuorso, Kokoben, Aputuogya and other surrounding areas, we promised to do a thorough investigation and we set up a special anti-armed robbery taskforce and I am glad to inform you that some of the perpetrators have been arrested. Some died through police interaction with them and we declared some people wanted. Prominent among them was Jallo”.
COP Boakye added that: “With the help of the anti-armed robbery squad, we first arrested Kwaku Yeboah alias Kwaku Gao and Michael Agyemang at Ejisu with two AK 47 riffles which they confirmed was the property of Jallo. When the two were taken on police inquiry, we realised that there was a shootout and the two died. Then upon the arrest of one Abraham Kweku Sarpong, alias Asuo; and Ibrahim Abass, alias Zion; and Phillip Obeng, alias Kweku DD; and Abdul Salam Zuba Tonga, they confirmed the involvement of Jallo as their leader. Jallo was finally arrested with the help of the Volta regional police at Akatsi. He had been declared wanted for a long time and he relocated from Akatsi to Ejisu”.
Meanwhile, in the Eastern Region, an ex-convict who attempted to smuggle substances suspected to be Indian hemp into a prison in Koforidua has also been arrested.
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
