Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the robbery of two Mobile Money vendors at the Buipe Cattle Market in the Savannah Region, during which GH¢430,000 was stolen.
Yacouba Oumar was arrested at Soronuase in the Bono East Region on July 23, 2026, following sustained surveillance by the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit and the Police Intelligence Directorate, with support from the Kintampo Divisional Police Command.
The robbery occurred on June 29, when four armed men attacked the vendors and fled with the money after firing sporadically.
Police said the gang was armed with two pump-action guns, a single-barrel gun and an AK-47 rifle.
Oumar, during interrogation, allegedly admitted taking part in the robbery and named three accomplices as Yakubu Seidu alias Baba, Abdulai Aziz Yahaya alias Addo and Abduli Buipe alias Addo.
He also told investigators that the gang was contracted by a cattle trader at the Buipe market, identified as Alhaji Yacouba, also known as Masaji, Muimen or Yakubu, to carry out the robbery.
The investigation subsequently led police to Atebubu, Soronuase, Agogo and Dawadawa in search of other members of the syndicate and the weapons used in the operation.
Police said an exchange of gunfire during the operation resulted in the deaths of Yakubu Seidu, Abdulai Aziz Yahaya and Oumaro Amadu.
Their bodies have been deposited at a morgue for preservation and autopsy.
Police recovered a pump-action gun and five live BB cartridges, as well as a single-barrel gun believed to have been used in the robbery.
Oumar remains in police custody and is assisting with investigations.
Police are pursuing Alhaji Yacouba and other persons suspected to be connected to the robbery.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
