Mumin Kresi, a 30-year-old suspected armed robber, has died after reportedly leaping from a moving police vehicle while attempting to escape custody in the Savannah Region.
According to a report by graphic.com.gh, Kresi was arrested on March 23, 2026, around 9 p.m. in Daboya during an intelligence-led operation that lured him from his hideout. He was being transported to Damongo to assist with ongoing investigations when the incident occurred.
A police situational report revealed that during interrogation, the suspect admitted his involvement in a robbery and disclosed that one of the pistols used in the operation had been hidden at his residence in Yerezori.
He further indicated that a second weapon, along with stolen money and mobile phones, was in the possession of an accomplice identified only as Berra.
Narrating the circumstances leading to Kresi’s death, the report stated, “On the same date, at about 0340 hours, the suspect was being escorted by police personnel to his residence at Yerezori to retrieve the said weapon.
…Upon reaching a section of the road between Larabanga and Mognori, the suspect, who was being transported in the rear of the service vehicle with two police officers, suddenly jumped from the moving vehicle. He fell to the ground and became unconscious.”
Kresi was immediately rushed to St. Ann’s Hospital in Damongo but was pronounced dead on arrival. His body has since been placed in the hospital morgue awaiting preservation and autopsy.
Subsequent efforts by a team from the Regional Police Intelligence Directorate (RPID) to retrieve the weapon from Kresi’s residence proved unsuccessful.
“The wife of the deceased, Ajarah Kadija, informed police that one Berra, believed to be an accomplice, had visited the compound the previous night and removed an unknown item,” graphic.com.gh quoted the police as saying.
“Investigations are ongoing to apprehend the said accomplice and recover the remaining exhibits.”
Police have confirmed that investigations are continuing as they pursue Kresi’s alleged accomplice and work to recover the missing items.
