A man accused of masterminding a string of violent robberies in parts of Accra has been extradited from Togo to face charges in Ghana. Adinda Abdu Mujibu, also known as Adinda Akpo Abdo, was handed over to Ghanaian authorities in Lomé on May 14, 2025, after months of cooperation between the police in Ghana and […]
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Koforidua: 4 Soldiers, immigration officer and private security man remanded for alleged robbery
Four soldiers, an immigration officer, and a private security man arrested for their alleged involvement in a robbery at Akyem Akanteng in the Lower West Akim Municipality of the Eastern Region have been remanded in police custody by the Koforidua Circuit Court B. While two of the soldiers are reportedly stationed at the Jubilee House […]
See photos of the two who stole $1,600 at Accra Mall forex bureau
Two people said to have stolen US$1,600 from a forex bureau at the Accra Mall on Monday have been put on the police wanted list. The two suspects, according to the victim, entered the forex bureau under the pretext of changing money. They however reportedly stole the US$1600 from the counter of the bureau on […]
Police nab gang of 6 armed robbers in Bono East
A gang of six armed robbers said to terrorise people in the Bono East region is in the hands of the police. The suspects, Issa Mohammed alias Baba/Container Money (23), Kelvin Antwi alias Demon (21), Reagan Kwaku Boakye alias Baby Face (22), Kwaku Boateng alias Star Boy (18), Elija Osei (24) and Gyimah Sadique (33), […]
Armed robbers steal gold worth $350,000 from mining company
Armed robbers made away with gold with a value of approximately US$350,000 when they raided the Homase site of gold ore mining company, GoldStone Resources Limited near Akrokeri in the Ashanti region on June 10, 2022. GoldStone Resources in a statement issued today said no one was hurt during the dastardly heist and the loss […]
Four more policemen, one civilian arrested in bullion van robberies investigation
Four more policemen and one civilian have been arrested for their involvement in the bullion van robberies that rocked Ghana last year. According to the Police, further investigations they had conducted had led to the arrest of the five. They are Constable Affisu Yaro Ibrahim, Constable Richard Boadu, Constable Rabiu Jambedu, Constable Albert Ofosu and […]
East Legon Hills: 2 robbery suspects terrorizing residents busted
Two members of a robbery gang that has been terrorizing residents of East Legon Hills in Accra in recent times have been arrested. The two were arrested on Sunday dawn (December 5, 2021). They were arrested when they staged an armed robbery operation at the CPL Estate, around the Redrow Phase 2 towards Lakeside Estate. The […]
2 arrested in Tarkwa bullion van robbery attack
The Western Regional Police Command has arrested two employees of Mon-Trans Limited to help in investigations into Monday morning’s bullion van robbery in Tarkwa in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality. Two armed robbers amidst sporadic shooting, robbed a bullion van of more than GH¢107,000 in front of a supermarket in the centre of Tarkwa. The robbers […]
Armed robbers abandon GHC 195k and take to their heels after police storm their booty sharing meeting
Four persons suspected to be armed robbers took to their heels and abandoned a whopping amount of One Hundred and Ninety Five Thousand Ghana Cedis they were sharing when armed police men stormed the venue where the money was being shared. BestNewsGH.com is informed the robbers were in the process if sharing the amount which […]
Armed robbers search women’s panties, brassieres for money in broad day light
Twenty-five (25) persons, including the driver and conductor of a minivan bound for Kumasi from Sefwi-Adwoafua were robbed at gun point Monday morning in the Ahafo region, MyNewsGh.com reports. Gunshots were fired at the van with registration number AC-760-15 by four gunmen who had laid ambush in the Sankore Forest Reserve in the Asunafo South District, one […]
Robbers nabbed for snatching a lady’s handbag containing fufu & palm nut soup
Three men suspected to be armed robbers have been arrested by the police after they snatched a lady’s handbag from its owner in broad day light. Thinking the bag contained cash and other valuables that they could sell, the robbers had the shock of their lives when they realized the content was fufu and soup […]
One killed, woman gang raped as robbers attack passengers on Yendi-Bimbilla road
One person was allegedly killed while a woman was gang raped during an attack by armed robbers on passengers on the Yendi-Bimbilla road. The incident which took lace on the night of Tuesday, June 11 2019 saw the robbers stop and rob about 4 vehicles at a go on the night of the incident. The […]