By: ignewss | Kumasi, Ghana
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three (3) suspected members of a criminal syndicate believed to be behind a series of robberies targeting bank customers in Kumasi and its environs.
The suspects, two (2) Nigerian nationals identified as Aboy Promise, 30, and Favour Uwalaka, 45, were arrested at a hotel in Moshie Zongo on October 31, 2026, during an intelligence-led operation by an IGP’s Special Team.
According to a statement signed by Superintendent of Police (SP) Godwin Ahianyo, Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command, a search of the suspects’ hotel rooms led to the recovery of GH¢1,600, assorted mobile phones, a Royal motorbike and a master key believed to have been used to gain unauthorised access to victims’ vehicles and steal cash.
Police said the two suspects admitted their involvement in the robberies during interrogation and mentioned two alleged accomplices identified as Chinedu, alias Alhaji, and Kingsley, alias KC.
The two reportedly led investigators to another hotel at Dechemso, a suburb of Kumasi, where a third suspect, Kingsley, alias KC, 35, also a Nigerian national, was arrested.
However, preliminary investigations indicated that the syndicate monitored banking premises, identified customers who withdrew large sums of money and followed them before attacking and robbing them.
The suspects also allegedly used a master key to break into unattended vehicles belonging to bank customers and steal cash kept inside.
The police source further indicated that the suspects admitted to robbing a victim of GH¢15,000 at Asokore Mampong on October 27, 2026, after the victim had withdrawn money from Kwamang Rural Bank.
They also admitted to similar robberies at the Atonsu branch of Fidelity Bank, the Ahodwo branch of Access Bank and other locations within Kumasi and its environs.
The three (3) suspects have since been handed over to the Ashanti Regional Police Command and are assisting with investigations, while efforts are underway to arrest the remaining accomplice, Chinedu, alias Alhaji, who is currently on the run.
Police have appealed to the public to provide credible information that could lead to his arrest.
Bank customers have also been advised to remain vigilant around banking premises and avoid leaving cash or other valuables unattended in vehicles.
SOURCE: wwww.ignewss.com