Robbers strangle driver’s mate to death in fuel stations attack

Ghana24 | August 2021:  Robbers strangle driver’s mate to death in fuel stations attack is the latest breaking crime story in Ghana.

Armed robbers are said to have strangled a driver’s buddy at two petrol filling stations in Oborpah, a farming village along the Oterkpolu – Odumase Krobo highway in the Eastern Region.

Robbers strangle driver’s mate to death: FACTS

After mistaking him for a security guard on duty, the three masked suspected thieves strangulated a driver’s mate sleeping under one of the limestone trucks parked at Safety Filling station.

The criminals attacked the Safety fuel filling station first, then jumped to the Pacific Filling stations, which are only a few meters apart and closer to a police checkpoint on the road, and made off with approximately Ghc21,000 in cash. Before the police arrived, the robbers who were on foot ran into the bush.

Due to the failure of the owners of the filling stations and limestone truck drivers to establish effective engagement with the community, the Dademantse of Oborpah Nene Agbertey Tetteh informed the press that they could not call for immediate support from the community to hunt the criminals.

He said the youth in the community have been helpful in arresting suspected thieves and cattle rustlers at night in previous incidents. Exactly a week ago on Saturday, August 14th 2021, a fuel filling station at Asenema near Adukrom Akuapem was similarly attacked by arm robbers who made away with GHC 1200.

Robbers strangle driver’s mate to death and other similar crimes in the area

The Eastern Region has recorded high cases of highway robbery this year leading to fatalities, injuries and lost monies and personal effects.

As a result, the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr.George Akuffo Dampare has deployed 126 troops of the Anti-Armed Robbery Squad (AARS) to the Eastern Region to clamp down on rampant robberies.

The AARS special force is to augment the capacity and capabilities of the Eastern Regional police command to deal with the menace.

The contingent is led by Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr Christian Tetteh Yohonu, and assisted by the Director-General of Operations, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Mr Mohammed Fuseini Suraji .

However, the Anti-Armed Robbery squad deployed to the Eastern region came under attack by highway robbers on Akyem Ettukrom to Bunso highway.

The robbers allegedly wielding AK47 were on the road Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at dawn to rob commuters.

The robbers upon seeing the Police Bus transporting the personnel to their Operational areas opened fire on the bus which the police quickly retaliated.

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The gunfire exchange lasted for few minutes but the robbers fled into the bush after some sustained injuries.

The Police personnel combed the area and mounted a search in the bush and nearby houses and some health facilities but could not find the suspects.

Police retrieved five spent shells of AK 47 rifle at the scene.

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The scene was the exact area two highway robbers -Haruna Amadu, 25 , and Joseph Nyira ,25 were arrested on June 5,2021 after killing a trader in a robbery attack on the road with their accomplices at large.

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