The Mpraeso Police Command has arrested four armed robbers suspected to have robbed traders and commuters on Bleblesua to Kotoso Road in the Kwahu East District.
The suspects, Eric Ansong Yeboah, 38, Kwadwo Afriyie, 29, Kofi Amoakoh, 40, and Owiredu Ansong, 33, were arrested on December 19,2018 at about 2am by six armed Police Personnel and four Community Protection Assistants led by ASP Francis Oppong Agyare upon intelligence .
Police retrieved a Single barrel shortgun and six live cartridges from the room of one of the suspects, Kwadwo Afriyie .
Meanwhile a manhaunt is underway for the arrest of one of the accomplice ,Bright Asare ,now at large .
The Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command,DSP Ebenezer Tetteh ,On Tuesday December 18,2018 at about 10.30, Joseph Kubi, Assemblyman of Pitiku Electoral Area called the Kwahu Tafo police station on phone and reported that, at about 3.00am, motor and tricycle riders who commute Breblesua-Kotoso bush road mostly on market days were attacked by gun men and robbed them off their monies, mobile phones and personal belongings.
Also a lady victim who identified one of the robbers and made it known to him was severely brutally assaulted by the robbers.she was rushed to Kotoso health center for treatment.
