The Ghana Police Service, through the Office of the Special Operations Assistant to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has arrested seven (7) suspects believed to be part of a robbery syndicate connected to a series of attacks in Accra, Tema, Anyinam, Kumasi, and Takoradi.
According to a police source, the criminal group is suspected to have carried out several robberies involving large sums of cash, gold, and mercury.
The investigations began after an Ivorian investor, Mousa Bamba, lodged a complaint with the police, alleging that he had been lured to Dzorwulu under the guise of purchasing six kilograms of gold worth US$450,000.
Police said the suspects allegedly posed as Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers and military personnel before robbing the investor at gunpoint and escaping with the valuables.
Initial investigations led to the arrest of Mohammed Umaro, also known as Alhaji, and Gabriel Sewornu, popularly called Dangote.
Further investigations subsequently implicated two military officers, Lance Corporal Eugene Akurugu and Lance Corporal Emmanuel Arko, also known as Bullet, as well as three police officers identified as Inspector Richmond Osei, Corporal Gideon Anor, and Lance Corporal Felix Deku Tetteyga.
The Ghana Police Service stated that the police officers involved have been interdicted to allow for further investigations into the matter.
In separate intelligence-led operations conducted on May 23 and 24, 2026, the Office of the Special Operations Assistant to the IGP arrested additional suspects, including Justin Oduro, also known as Don King or Mafia, Clement Gyasi, and Farouk Zakari.
All the suspects are currently in police custody assisting with investigations, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other accomplices believed to be linked to the robbery network.
Source: ignewss.com | Ghana