The police have arrested two suspects in connection with the attack on the Upper Amenfi Rural Bank at Jukwa near Wassa Akropong in the Western Region, an official statement has said.
The suspects, Tahiru Issaka alias Red and Yahuza Mohammed were arrested at their hideouts in two different locations in the Ashanti Region through a combined effort of the Western, Ashanti, and the Bono East Regional Police Intelligence Directorate over an eight-week period.
According to the police, the suspects and three other accomplices attacked the bank on 27 June, disarmed the security guard on duty, assaulted two of the bank staff and made away with an unspecified amount of money and pump action gun.
A statement issued by the police on Wednesday (31 August) said the suspects are currently in custody while the other accomplices are still being pursued.
Below is the full statement:
Fred Dzakpata
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