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Police have killed two suspected armed robbers in a shootout while four others have been arrested for their alleged involvement in some robberies and murder cases along the Kintampo — Buipe — Tamale Highway.
The suspects were behind many robberies including the killing of an International Journalist some days ago, a statement issued by the Police signed by the Acting Director-General of Public Affairs, ACP Kwesi Ofori said.
The two, Hamidu Umaru and Haadu were killed after some gun exchanges with the Police Intelligence and Operational teams. The detained suspects are Saaju Bukari, Bertor Saabi, All Amadu and Isaad Seidu.
The operations by the Special Anti-Robbery Task Force led to the retrieval of 2 locally manufactured pistols and live cartridges, machetes, bayonets, pepper spray cans and stun guns. Some suspected stolen items were also retrieved including mobile phones and motorbikes.
A journalist with Muslim TV (MTA International) Taalay Ahmed has died following a robbery attack on a vehicle he was travelling on earlier this week on the Tamale-Buipe road.
A report from the Northern Regional command of the police said the Taalay Ahmed and another victim, Omaru Abdul Hakim, aboard a Toyota Hiace with registration number GT 7405- 16 being driven by Rahman Baa, were attacked between Mpaha Junction and Sarikyekura on the Buipe-Tamale Highway on Monday, August 23, 2021, around 6:50pm.
They were travelling to Accra, reportedly after some documentary work in the north.
“On reaching a section of the road at Sarikyekura, a number of armed men suddenly emerged from the bush and opened fire at the vehicle, deflating some of the vehicle’s tyres in the process and forcing the vehicle to stop. Some of the bullets penetrated the vehicle and hit the two, who sustained gunshot wounds in the process. The armed men then robbed them of their mobile phones and unspecified amount of money and fled,” the police report said.
