A report from MyNewsGh.com indicates that, a masked armed robber ninja-style, Seidu Salifu has been shot in
the ankle after he and two other accomplices attempted robbing a distribution
van at Tinga close to Banda Nkwanta in the Bole District of the Savannah
Region.
The
suspect identified as 25-year-old Seidu Salifu, named one Sumaila and Elliasu
all from Bole as his ‘aides’ and they are being sought after by the police.
Police
disclosed to that, the suspect and his accomplices have gained notoriety in
terrorizing residents of the area but did not know that their criminal
activities were being monitored by the security agencies.
According to them, a policeman escorting the distribution van with the driver
and a sales person onboard were ambushed by the gang of masked armed robbers
who had emerged from a nearby bush and started firing at them between Banda
Nkwanta and Tinga.
The armed policeman also
returned fire which hit the ankle of the arrested suspect and in the process
his colleagues fled into the bush leaving him to his fate.
Seidu Salifu was eventually arrested and confessed there were
embarking on a robbery expedition and that was not their first on that stretch
of the road.
Upon
his arrest police found in his possession one locally manufactured single
barrel short gun, one live cartridge, a face mask, one Tecno mobile phone and a
cash of GHC130.
He
has since been on admission at the Bole District Hospital under police guard.
Source: www.globaltipsgh.com
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