Police Arrest Police Over Robbery Of $209,000 Gold Cash

The police in Accra have arrested a Service driver whose assigned vehicle was reportedly used to commit robbery. Two occupants of the said service vehicle with registration number GP 3513 reportedly attacked and robbed a Burkinabe national of $209,172, being proceeds from a gold business on Sunday February 7, 2021.

Reports gathered by The Chronicle indicate that one Suleman Sodre, the Burkinabe national, went to lodge at the Classic Guest House at Lapaz, a suburb of Accra.

On the Sunday at about 1300 hrs, he went to sell his three kilogrammes of gold to one Alhaji Abdul for $209,172.

On his way back to the guest house, the occupants of the police service vehicle accosted and robbed him of the amount and speed off to an unknown destination.

A report was subsequently made to the police at Tesano, also a suburb of Accra, for action.

The Accra Regional and National Headquarters located the vehicle and unit assigned, leading to the arrest of the official driver.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong Boanu, confirming the arrest to The Chronicle, stated that investigations were ongoing to apprehend the policemen who were allegedly involved.

According to the IGP, the suspects are going to help investigators to establish if there are accomplices who must also be arrested.

The Chief Constable indicated that vehicles assigned to the unit or transport pool have drivers in charge, and more so, logbooks accompanied them for ease of trace, hence, the immediate preliminary action.

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