The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects — a Ghanaian man and a Nigerian woman — in connection with a violent robbery that took place in the early hours of September 14, 2025, at a private residence in Spintex, Accra.
This development was announced today by the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), COP Lydia Donkor, during a press briefing in Accra.
According to police reports, the incident occurred at approximately 3:25 a.m. when two armed men forcibly entered the home of a 35-year-old man.
The assailants made away with a significant haul, including gold jewellery, a laptop, wristwatches, handbags, clothing, and cash totalling US$5,000 and GH₵21,645.
Officers dispatched to the scene recovered several items believed to have been left behind by the perpetrators — including a machete, a metal cutter, and a T-shirt. These were preserved for forensic examination as part of the ongoing investigation.
Four days later, on September 18, police operatives, acting on reliable intelligence, arrested Prince Opoku, alias Agyenkwa, and his Nigerian accomplice, Jennifer Nweke, at Adenta.
A search conducted during the arrest led to the discovery of some stolen items, including mobile phones, jewellery, and large sums of cash.
The suspects later led investigators to a hideout in Agbogba, where additional belongings of the complainant were recovered.
During interrogation, Opoku confessed to the crime and named another individual — identified only as Mensah, alias Taller — as the leader and co-perpetrator of the robbery.
In a further development, Opoku assisted the police in locating more stolen items in Glefe, a suburb of Dansoman Last Stop.
At that location, police retrieved a bag containing a Philippine passport and two women’s purses with business and ATM cards.
A wrapped black polythene bag containing travel documents was also found near a rubbish dump close to Opoku’s secondary residence.
The CID says strenuous efforts are ongoing to trace and apprehend the remaining suspects currently at large.
Both Opoku and Nweke are in police custody, assisting with investigations. They are expected to be charged and arraigned before court upon the conclusion of preliminary procedures.
The Ghana Police Service has assured the public that it remains committed to bringing all those involved in this criminal act to justice.
