The Upper West Regional
Police Command has confirmed the lynching of a suspected armed robber in a
small community called Saihei, near Duu in the Wa West District of the Upper
West Region.
According to news release
signed by Inspector Gideon Ohene Boateng, Public Affairs Officer(PRO) of the
Police Service in the region, the suspected robber was attacked and
killed on Saturday February 8 at about 11:30pm by members of Saihei community
after he had fallen off from a motorbike in an attempt to escape arrest by the
community members who had mounted road blocks after being tipped his
activities.
The suspected robbers (the deceased and his accomplices)
wielding a gun and a cutlass had successfully robbed traders between Funsi and
Helemboi and were escaping with their booty through Saihei community when they
noticed that roadblocks had been mounted to apprehend them.
In
an attempt to escape, the deceased fell off the motorbike with which they were
escaping and was promptly lynched. The other escaped and is still at large.
The
body has been deposed at the Wa Regional Hospital awaiting identification
and collection.
Meanwhile the police service is appealing to all to be restraint
when they arrest suspected criminals. The Police service wants that the
suspects be brought to them for the appropriate action to be taken.
Details
of news release below:
Source: www.globaltipsgh.com
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