Five persons arrested for robbing Chinese nationals at Asankragwa
Five persons were arrested for allegedly robbing two Chinese nationals at a spare parts shop in Asankragwa. Issaku Ibrahim, 42, Fatau Ali, 25, Yahaya Mumuni, 26, and Emmanuel Antwi, 22, were arrested on March 12, 2026, shortly after the incident while attempting to flee. On March 12, 2026, at about 1830 hours, Chen Zchao and his younger brother, Yao Chan, reported to the Police that six armed men attacked them at their shop at Malta, Asankragwa.
The assailants, wielding two pump-action guns and cutlasses, made away with three mobile phones and GH¢200,000, and fled in a black Toyota Voxy vehicle towards Sefwi Bekwai. The incident was reported to the Police at about 1920 hours the same day, prompting immediate investigations. The Asankragwa Night Patrol, in collaboration with personnel at the Sumpre Police Checkpoint, pursued the suspects and intercepted the black Toyota Voxy vehicle with registration number GS 756-25 at about 2000 hours. A search of the vehicle yielded GH¢198,200, an iPhone 13, a Nokia C300, and a Villoan mobile phone. Also retrieved were two pump-action guns with 14 AA cartridges, a Bruni Mod 84 cal. 9 PAK pistol loaded with eight rounds, a machete, an amulet, and two CCTV decoders.
A fifth suspect, whose name was withheld, was arrested by community members on April 8, 2026, and handed over to
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In Asankragwa, two Chinese nationals were allegedly robbed at a spare parts shop. Five individuals have been apprehended in connection with the incident - but what drove them?
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