Armed robbers numbering 6 have attacked and seized two fully loaded G3 riffles belonging to two military men identified as Lance Corporal Wonder Agbanya and one private Brempong of the 1BN who were Forestry patrol duties at Asitey Mountains in the Eastern Region.
One Sergeant Daniel Akamaro of Regional SWAT Unit of the Ghana Police Service from Koforidua who was among the attacked security officers, revealed that they met 6 robbers alleged to be Fulani men armed with shot guns who attacked them on Tuesday afternoon.
According to them, the armed robbers took their two G3 riffles away together with the AK47 riffle plus 24 rounds of ammunitions belonging to the Police officer but they managed to arrest one of the armed robbers identified as Bukari Amadu and retrieved the AK47 riffle No.A7123 with its ammunition, 9 rounds of G3 ammunition, single barrel locally made gun with 2AA live cartridges, 1BB cartridge and one 1AA empty shell.
Police indicate that the security men combed the bush and arrested suspect another Haruna Asor and also retrieved the two G3 riffles and it’s ammunition, a cash of GH¢ 1,958.70p from both suspects suspected to be for the victims.
Seized weapons
