MoMo vendor recovers GH¢140,000 after fatally shooting armed robber in Lashibi attack
A mobile money (MoMo) vendor recovered the entire GH¢140,000 stolen from him after fatally shooting one of two armed robbers during an exchange of gunfire on Friday, July 3, 2026, at Lashibi in the Greater Accra Region. The assailants, traveling on a motorbike, intercepted the vendor's vehicle in what police believe was a carefully planned robbery. The attackers opened fire on the vehicle, damaging its rear tyre and windscreen before making away with a bag containing the cash. The vendor responded with gunfire as the suspects attempted to escape, killing one of them at the scene.
The second suspect managed to escape but abandoned the stolen money while fleeing. Police later recovered the entire GH¢140,000 intact. The vendor escaped the attack unhurt. Investigators recovered an AK-47 rifle, two magazines loaded with 55 rounds of live ammunition, an additional 11 rounds of ammunition, GH¢3,000 in cash, a Samsung mobile phone, and an identification card bearing the name Innocent Elemuwa Akachukeu, aged 46, from the deceased suspect. Crime scene investigators also retrieved five AK-47 shell casings and two pistol shell casings from the area.
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A mobile money vendor in Lashibi, Greater Accra, found himself under attack by two armed robbers on a motorbike. The incident quickly escalated into
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