Police foil suspected robbery at Ashaiman; Three suspects killed

A suspected armed robbery attack at Community 24 in Ashaiman in Greater Accra was foiled by the police on Sunday, resulting in the death of three suspects.

The incident occurred 1:30am on Sunday [December 21, 2025] .

The Tema Regional Police Command foiled the robbery attempt at a private residence in the area.

In a press statement, the police said six young men wearing face masks and hoodies were encountered at the scene of the incident when the police responded to the call.

According to the police, they were armed with machetes, guns, and other offensive weapons.

The suspects, according to the police first opened fire and the police returned fire in self-defence. 

This is what resulted in the death of three of the suspects. 

In the police statement by Assistant Superintendent of Police, (ASP) Dede Dzakpasu, who is the Head of Public Affairs at the Tema Regional Police Command, it was the remaining three suspects, believed to have also been injured by gunfire, managed to escape from the scene.

According to the police, a number of exhibits from the scene, including three face masks, three machetes, and an unregistered Royal 125 motorbike believed to have been used by the suspects were retrieved while the bodies of the deceased suspects have been conveyed to the Police Hospital.

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