The Tema Regional Police Command says it is getting close to apprehending the unidentified gun men who shot and severely wounded the dispatch rider of former President Jerry John Rawlings last Saturday in Tema.
According to a press release issued by the police command and signed by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Joseph Benefo Darkwa, investigators have intercepted a CCTV footage and are analyzing it.
They believe the perpetrators are the same persons who attacked and robbed the Tema Motorway Roundabout Shell filling station on the same day and around the same time.
The shooting victim, Sgt. Atsu Sekeh is said to be in critical condition at the Intensive Care Unit of the Tema General Hospital.
Read the full text of the press release below:
POLICE PURSUE MOTORWAY ROUNDABOUT ROBBERS
The Tema Regional Police Command is on a manhunt for three robbers who robbed a shell filling station at the Tema Motorway Roundabout on Sunday, July 14, 2019.
The three men arrived at the filling station on board a black Toyota Corolla saloon car with registration number GG 991-18 at about 11.50am, held seven workers and two customers hostage at gunpoint and robbed them of their valuables.
Police investigations revealed that items stolen included an Apple MacBook Pro laptop, a Dell laptop, one Motorola Z2 mobile phone and an MTN router. The rest are GHC 3,000 worth of MTN recharge cards, a system unit and an unspecified amount of money. However nobody was injured during the robbery.
Police has however visited the crime scene and has in their custody, the CCTV footages which are currently being examined.
We assure the public the police are working assiduously to make sure the perpetrators of this crime are brought to book. We are appealing to the general public that anyone with relevant information that will help crack this case should not hesitate to contact the nearest police station or contact police on the following numbers:
18555 – MTN Toll Free
0542719093 – MTN
0571017996 – AirtelTigo
SGD:
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DSP JOSEPH BENEFO DARKWAH (PRO/TEMA)
Source: BestNewsGH.com
