The Upper East Regional Police Emergency Patrol Team on Saturday 26th June, 2021 at about 1:30pm engaged two armed robbers on an unregistered motorbike in their attempt to snatch a motorbike from their owners at gunpoint.
According to police sources, police received a call to the effect that two youngmen, suspected to be armed robbers wielding a pistol and a knife were trying to snatch a motorbike from its’ owner at a popular section of the road near OA bus terminal on the Bolgatanga Navrongo road.
Acting swiftly on the complaint received, Bravo Rover Two Team of the Upper East Police Command was dispatched to the area.
On approaching the scene, police spotted two young men, one wielding a locally manufactured pistol and the other in possession of a knife, attempting to snatch a motorbike.
The suspects on seeing police at a distance sped off from the scene on an unregistered motorbike parked nearby.
Police pursued them amidst verbal warning for them to stop but to no avail.
In the course of pursuing the suspects as far as to Soe electoral area in the Bolgatanga Municipality, the pillion rider jumped off the motorbike and escaped while the rider attempting to escape police arrest vied between the houses through narrow path and alleys.
Sensing danger he removed a pistol and attempted to shoot at the police, he was however overpowered by the police.
Police retrieved a locally manufactured pistol loaded with one live AA Cartridge and another live AA Cartridge in the suspect’s right front trouser pocket.
Further inspection by police on the unregistered motorbike revealed one knife concealed in the upper part of the motorbike.
The suspect has been sent to the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital for treatment while efforts are underway to arrest his accomplice for further investigations.
The suspect Salifu Mohammed, aged 24 is currently responding to treatment under police armed guard.
Meanwhile, the locally manufactured pistol and knife retrieved from the suspect are retained at the station for evidential purposes.
The Upper East Regional Police Command is assuring the general public of a robust police posture in fighting crime and call for public partnership and corporation through information sharing leading to quick police response to arrest suspects or prevent criminal activities especially violent ones such as murder, rape, both highway and residential robberies.
Source: A1Radioonline.com/ 101.1MHz/ Ghana
