Police Retrieve GH¢140,000, AK-47 Rifle After Robbery Attack at Lashibi

The Sakumono District Police Command has recovered GH¢140,000.00 in cash and an AK-47 assault rifle following a robbery attack on a mobile money vendor at Lashibi on 3rd July 2026, the Ghana Police Service has said.

In a statement issued by the Service, preliminary investigations established that the victim was attacked by two armed men on a motorbike while riding home from work with a bag containing the GH¢140,000.00. The suspects allegedly opened fire on his vehicle, damaging the right rear tyre and the front windscreen, before making away with the cash.

However, as the suspects attempted to flee the scene, the complainant fired at them. One of the suspects died on the spot, while the other escaped on foot, abandoning the bag containing the stolen money, which police have since recovered. The complainant sustained no injuries during the incident, the statement noted.

A search of the deceased suspect led to the recovery of an AK-47 assault rifle, two magazines containing fifty-five (55) rounds of live ammunition, an additional eleven (11) rounds of live ammunition, GH¢3,000.00 in cash, a Samsung mobile phone, and an identification card bearing the name Innocent Elemuwa Akachukeu, 46. Investigators also retrieved five AK-47 spent shells and two pistol spent shells from the scene.

The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Police Hospital mortuary for preservation, autopsy, and identification. The Regional Police Command has since taken over investigations, with efforts underway to arrest the fleeing accomplice.

The Accra Regional Police Command has reiterated its commitment to combating violent crime and is appealing to members of the public with information that could aid the arrest of the fugitive suspect to report to the nearest police station or contact police via the emergency lines 18555 or 191.

 

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