Eight Aframso robbery suspects arrested while sharing loot in Ejura, one shot dead
Eight Aframso robbery suspects were arrested on March 30, 2026, at Amakwa Dadey Hotel in Ejura. Police said they found them sharing GH¢15,717, believed to be proceeds from the robbery. One suspect died during the operation after he fled, attacked a police officer with a cutlass and attempted to seize the officer's service weapon.
The robbery took place on March 26, 2026, at about 3:30 pm at Aframso Bridge on the Mampong to Ejura road. Six armed men ambushed a Ssangyong minibus with registration number AS-1859-12. The driver, Appiah Joseph, was conveying 14 passengers from Kumasi to Atebubu when the attack occurred. The victims were robbed of cash and mobile phones. The seven suspects arrested at the scene are Amidu Sajo, 42; Ibrahim Sule, 36; Karim Hadu, 40; Malik Jibrilla, 38; Yusifa Asakoko, 23; Umaru Issifu, 20; and Damani Yamba, 36. The eighth suspect, Ibrahim Iddrisu, also known as Bule, 43, fled and was later pronounced dead at Jamasi Pope John Paul Hospital. Items retrieved included two live AK-47 rounds, three cutlasses, GH¢15,717 in cash, eight mobile phones, a talisman, an ID card and a side bag.
The seven suspects are in police custody and assisting with investigations. The body of Iddrisu has been deposited at the Mampong Government Hospital morg
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Police in the Ashanti North region have apprehended eight individuals in connection to a highway robbery on the Mampong to Ejura road. The suspects were allegedly found sharing money believed to be from the crime - but the situation quickly escalated.
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