A Police officer with the SWAT Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command has died after he was shot by some masked men who were on a robbery operation at Ayirebikrom near Manso Nkwanta.<\/p>\n
The deceased officer, whose name has been withheld, was on duty with his colleague when the incident happened.<\/p>\n
The two were on board a Sprinter Benz Bus with registration number AC-644-15, when eight masked men armed with AK 47 assault rifles and a pump action gun attacked the passengers at the outskirts of Ayirebikrom on Wednesday, 11th July, 2018.<\/p>\n
The two police officers were overpowered by the masked men, and were shot alongside with other passengers on board.<\/p>\n
The masked men seized the weapons belonging to the officers in the process.<\/p>\n
The officer was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Saint Martins Hospital at Agroyesum, whiles the other officer was treated and discharged.<\/p>\n
Four other passengers who sustained injuries in the process are also responding to treatment.<\/p>\n
Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Akwasi Mensah Duku, told Citi News that police upon intelligence proceeded to Dome-Beposo, a village near Manso Nkwanta and retrieved four AK 47 assault rifles including those seized from the police officers.<\/p>\n
Police also retrieved one G3, a SMG assault rifle and a Pump action gun.<\/p>\n
Other items retrieved include seven boxes of ammunition with each containing 25 rounds, 88 pieces of AK 47 ammunitions and some cloths.<\/p>\n
DCOP Mensah Duku said police have been deployed to the area to search and arrest the suspects.<\/p>\n
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Source: Citinewsroom.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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