Residents and business owners at Suame in the Ashanti region are terrified as a result of the frequent robbery incidents in the area and its surroundings.
On Friday, October 21, 2022, armed robbers who were on motorbikes attacked a customer who had stepped out of a bank at Maakro, carrying a brown envelope.
The robbers attacked the bank customer and snatched away an envelope amidst the firing of guns.
According to the Police report, the rear windscreen and the left door glass of a Daewoo Matiz saloon car, which was parked on the bank premises, were hit during the shooting.
The police, who had mounted surveillance in the area, responded to the situation by firing at the armed robbers and succeeded in hitting the pillion rider who fell off the motorbike. However, the rider, who also sustained gunshot wounds, managed to escape.
Residents who spoke to Oyerepa News said Friday’s robbery incident was not the first; there had been numerous robbery attacks in the area.
“This is not the first. They (robbers) always attack people here. The robbers will be watching you as you leave the bank, then attack you. We are even afraid. ” They lamented.
Source: Oyerepafmonline.com
