A crack team of police officers have been deployed to the Manso area in the Ashanti Region to help arrest a group of armed robbers who shot and killed a police officer with the Rapid Deployment Force.
Lance Corporal Daniel Tieku died on the spot after he was shot in the abdomen by the armed men.
Another officer, Corporal Kwabena Nsiah who sustained injuries in the shoulder has been treated and discharged.
The two officers and four other people onboard a Sprinter bus from Kumpese Junction to Kumasi were attacked by eight masked men wielding AK 47 assault rifles and Pump Action guns at the outskirts of Ayirebikrom.
It is not clear yet the motive for the attacks.
No arrests have been made but the police have already retrieved four AK 47 assault rifles including two seized from the police officers and two others believed to have been used for the operation- Pump Action guns, G3 and SMG assault rifles at Dome Beposo near Manso Nkwanta.
Other items retrieved include 7 boxes of ammunition with each box containing 25 rounds of ammunition, 88 pieces unspent AK 47 ammunition.
The items were retrieved in a bush around Dome Piposo, a suburb of the Ashanti Region.
DSP Juliana Obeng who speaks for the Ashanti regional police command said: "We have detailed men on stand-by at the Manso area not just particularly where the incident happened but of course a coverage so we are able to arrest these suspects to be able to deal with them," she said.
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