Kumasi: The Surveillance Unit of the National Operations Department, in collaboration with the Ashanti North Regional Police Command, has foiled a planned robbery attack and recovered a cache of weapons linked to a notorious robbery syndicate. Acting on intelligence, a police team on June 2 carried out an operation targeting Ali Mohammed, a 23-year-old robbery suspect.
According to Ghana News Agency, Ali Mohammed was wanted in connection with the shooting and killing of Dominic Frimpong on April 12, 2026, along the Akyiresu-Kwame Dwomo Sreso road in the Ahafo Region. A press release issued and copied to the agency on Friday said the suspect was also linked to two separate robbery attacks at Bosomkyekye on the Mampong-Ejura road in July 2025 and February 2026. Both incidents reportedly resulted in the death of a driver's mate.
The statement detailed that during the operation at Kukuom in the Ahafo Region, the suspect opened fire on the police with an AK-47 rifle. He was, however, overpowered and sustained gunshot wounds. Ali Mohammed was rushed to the Goaso Government Hospital for treatment but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Items retrieved from the suspect included one AK-47 rifle, one pump-action gun, two AK-47 magazines, nine rounds of ammunition, three mobile phones, a motorbike ignition key, a black nose mask, four talismans, and a sack. The police indicated that efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of the syndicate, including suspects identified as Omar Chad, Dauda Tahidu, and Suley, who remain at large.