The Ghana Police Service has arrested two individuals, Adams Kwame and Abubakari Sharif, on charges of preparation to commit robbery.
The arrests according to the police were made during a routine stop-and-search operation at the Tweapease Police checkpoint on September 14, 2023.
According to a statement released by the police, the suspects were apprehended while attempting to evade law enforcement. However, two other individuals involved in the incident are currently on the run, prompting an ongoing search operation to bring them to justice.
The statement added that during the operation, the police confiscated a cache of items believed to be intended for use in the planned robbery. The seized items include a pump-action gun, two live BB cartridges, two machetes, and a catapult.
Preliminary investigations conducted by the police have indicated that the suspects had possession of these items with the intention of committing a robbery and both Adams Kwame and Abubakari Sharif are now in police custody, awaiting further legal proceedings, and are expected to be presented before a court of law to face charges related to their alleged involvement in the preparation to commit robbery.
“The Police have arrested two suspects, Adams Kwame and Abubakari Sharif, for preparation to commit robbery.
“The suspects, together with two others currently on the run, were today 14th September 2023, arrested at the Tweapease Police checkpoint when they attempted to escape from the Police during a routine stop-and-search operation.
“Items retrieved from suspects are a pump-action gun, two live BB cartridges, two machetes, and a catapult. Preliminary investigations have established that the suspects had in their possession the exhibit items in their quest to commit robbery.
“The suspects are currently in Police custody and will be put before the court while efforts are underway to get the remaining two, who are currently on the run, also arrested,” the statement read in part.
