The Ashanti Regional Police Command, in a series of intelligence-led operations, has arrested twelve suspects in connection with various robbery incidents across the region.
This was disclosed in a statement shared on the official Facebook handle of the Ghana Police Service. According to the Police, three of the suspects have been linked to the murder of the Kusasi Chief at Asawase in Kumasi.
The suspects have been identified as Abdalah Alhassan; Jemini Usman, also known as Babamu; Aminu Iddrisu, alias “0244”; Illiasu Dauda; Majeed Issaka Jibril; Gafaru Ibrahim; Mohammed Mumuni, alias Mama; Tanko Malik, alias Bronze; Mohammed Bawa, alias Mallam; Dramani Musah; Suleman Yasir Arafat, alias Obasanjo; and Ashaidu Sumbieda, alias Eyeshadow.
Police sources indicate that Jamil Usman, also known as Babamu or Guru; Suleman Yasir Arafat, alias Obasanjo; and Ashaidu Sumbieda, alias Eyeshadow, have been specifically linked to the murder of the Kusasi Chief.
A Toyota Corolla saloon car, bearing registration number GC 439-21, believed to have been used by the suspects, has been retrieved.
In the course of the operation, two additional suspects, identified as Illiasu Bawa and David Aheto, sustained gunshot wounds and were later pronounced dead.
Exhibits recovered during the operation include two AK-47 assault rifles, one pump-action gun, two pistols, forty-four rounds of .32 ammunition, and twenty-four rounds of 9mm ammunition.
Meanwhile, one suspect, identified as Illiasu, alias Abodam, remains at large, and police say efforts are underway to apprehend him.
Source: www.kumasumail.com
