The Bono East Regional Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection with a highway robbery on the Portor-Gulumpe Highway and recovered the full GH¢300,000 allegedly stole
The report indicates that the Bono East Regional Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection with a highway robbery on the Portor-Gulumpe Highway and recovered the full GH¢300,000 allegedly stolen from a businessman.
It further notes that according to the Police, the robbery, which occurred on the evening of July 19, 2026, was allegedly planned by the victim’s driver, who is accused of providing information to the other suspects.
The incident occurred around 8:30 pm near the Portor Police Barrier within the Kintampo Police Division.
The Police stated officers stationed at the barrier responded swiftly after receiving intelligence that a robbery was underway.
Upon reaching the scene, four suspects reportedly fled into a nearby bush, while officers arrested Abdul Sadat Ali, 24, who was driving a Toyota Voxy with registration number AS 1541-25.
During preliminary investigations, Abdul Sadat Ali allegedly mentioned another suspect, Samad Issahaka, 24, who was driving a Kia Rhino with registration number AS 7337-23.
Police subsequently arrested Samad Issahaka, leading to further investigations that allegedly uncovered the involvement of the victim’s driver.
According to police reports, the incident occurred at approximately 8:30 pm on the Portor-Gulumpe Highway, just a few meters from the Portor Police Barrier under the Kintampo Police Division.
Acting on intelligence that a robbery was in progress, police personnel on duty at the barrier swiftly responded and moved to the scene. Upon arrival, four suspects fled into the bush, but officers managed to arrest Abdul Sadat Ali, a 24-year-old driver of a Toyota Voxy with registration number AS 1541-25.
During preliminary interrogation, Abdul Sadat Ali implicated Samad Issahaka, also 24, the driver of a Kia Rhino with registration number AS 7337-23, as a member of the robbery gang. Police promptly arrested him.
Further investigations uncovered a disturbing conspiracy. Yahaya Seidu, 35, the owner of the Kia Rhino, had instructed his driver, Samad Issahaka, to convey him to Buipe to purchase cattle. Unbeknownst to the businessman, his driver knew he was carrying a large sum of money and conspired with five others to rob him on the highway.
Armed with a toy pistol, the suspects trailed the Kia Rhino and its occupants from Offinso in the Ashanti Region, caught up with them after the Portor Police Barrier, and robbed them of GHC 300,000.00 in cash.
Police counter-terrorism personnel, together with the local police patrol team, pursued the four fleeing suspects into the bush and successfully arrested all of them. They have been identified as:
1· Abdul Rahman Mashud, 212· Asigri Avoka, 253· Awini Stephen, 194· Faisal Salifu, 26
