The Ghana Police Service has recovered GH¢140,000 and an AK-47 assault rifle following a failed robbery attack on a mobile money vendor at Lashibi in the Greater Accra Region.
According to a press release issued by the Accra Regional Police Command on Friday, July 4, the incident occurred on Thursday, July 3, when two armed men riding a motorbike attacked the vendor as he drove home from work carrying GH¢140,000 in cash.
Preliminary police investigations indicate that the robbers fired at the victim’s vehicle, damaging the right rear tyre and front windscreen before snatching a bag containing the cash.
However, as the suspects attempted to escape on their motorbike, the complainant fired at them.
“After the suspects had snatched the complainant’s bag containing GH¢140,000.00 and were attempting to escape on their motorbike, the complainant fired at them, and one of the suspects died at the scene,” the police statement said.
The second suspect fled the scene, abandoning the stolen cash, which was later recovered by police.
The complainant did not sustain any injuries during the incident.
Police said a search of the deceased suspect led to the recovery of an AK-47 assault rifle, two magazines loaded with a total of 55 rounds of live ammunition, an additional 11 rounds of ammunition, GH¢3,000 in cash, a Samsung mobile phone and an identification card bearing the name Innocent Elemuwa Akachukeu, aged 46.
Investigators also recovered five spent AK-47 shells and two spent pistol shells from the crime scene.
The body of the deceased suspect has been deposited at the Police Hospital mortuary for preservation, autopsy and identification.
The Accra Regional Police Command has taken over investigations and is pursuing the fleeing suspect.
Police appealed to members of the public with information that could lead to the arrest of the suspect to report to the nearest police station or call the emergency numbers 18555 or 191.
The Police Service reiterated its commitment to combating violent crime and bringing those responsible to justice.
