The police have arrested two persons in connection with a robbery incident at Adumasa in the Ashanti Region. The two suspects, whose names were not given, are assisting the police in investigations. An Assault rifle and live ammunition were retrieved from the scene.
A police situational report said on September 20, 2025 at about 19:30hours, Superintendent Teddy Brown, the District Commander, received information from a caller at Bomfa that there had been a robbery incident at Adumasa.
It said Supt. Brown and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) L.J. Kanton, together with the Police Patrol Team, proceeded to the scene.
Investigations revealed that upon arrival three robbers on a motor bike, wielding different types of guns, including an assault rifle number M47M16A2E, arrived at the Adumasa market and attacked Ebenezer Boampong, a gold merchant.
The robbers fired sporadically, demanding the gold buyer to surrender all his gold and cash.
Deborah Augustina, a 28-year-old a food vendor, Alhassan Iddrisu, 29, Redford Osei Bright, 28, Ebenezer Boampong Adubofour, 35, Gold buyer, Isaac Mensah, 36 and Shadrach Marfo, 23, got injured during the incident.
The robbers succeeded in taking away an unspecified quantity of gold and cash.
A chase by residents of the town resulted in the robbers abandoning the assault rifle and four live ammunitions, as well as a motorbike (completely burnt), and fled to an unknown destination.
However, the police and the Assembly member of Adumasa combed the area but did not find the robbers.
The Police said the six victims, who were rushed to the SDA Hospital at Nobwam and the Konongo Government Hospital are all in stable condition.
The crime scene has been secured for further investigations.
GNA
