Police Arrests Suspected Armed-Robber From His Hide-Out

The Brong-Ahafo Regional Police have arrested Iddrisu Alhassan, aged 22, for allegedly robbeing a cocoa purchasing clerk of Amajaro Company Limited of GHC6000.00 at a gun point.

The incident occurred at Dodowa village, near Kukuom in the Asunafo South District of Brong-Ahafo Region, Chief Inspector Augustine Kingsley Oppong, the Regional Police Public Relations Officer told the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday in Sunyani.

Chief Inspector Oppong said the suspect after the robbery escaped to an unknown destination but upon a tip-off, the Police at Kukuom arrested him on Saturday, May19, 2018 to face the full rigours of the law.

He said on May 04 this year, Alhassan disguised himself in a lady’s dress and attacked and robbed the victim, John Wesley Berko, 38 years, at his purchasing station and undressed afterwards in a nearby bush before escaping with the amount.

Chief Inspector Oppong said after the incident, the Police appealed to the public to assist with information of the whereabouts of suspect and that led to his arrest.