Two suspected highway robbers have been shot dead, while a police officer has sustained a gun injury following an intelligence-led operation by the Ashanti South Regional Police Command aimed at recovering weapons buried by a robbery gang.
The operation, carried out between April 25 and 26, targeted a network linked to a series of roadblock robberies along the Obuasi–Manso Nyinahin stretch and other parts of the country.
Briefing journalists on April 28, 2026, the Ashanti South Regional Police Commander, DCOP Joseph Hammond Nyaaba, said the operation followed intelligence that key suspect Sumaila Munkaila, 37, was hiding at Vitin in Tamale.
He was arrested on April 25 and subsequently confessed to taking part in multiple robberies, including a July 2025 attack on the convoy of His Excellency Ditundini Adiali Ayagitam, and recent roadblock robberies on the Buipe–Tamale and Vizesi–Fumbisi highways.
The suspect named four accomplices and led police to Savelugu, where a second suspect, Umaro Musah, was arrested that same night.
DCOP Nyaaba reported that on April 26, 2026, the two suspects later led officers to a bush at Yizesi, near Fumbisi in the Upper East Region, where the gang had buried weapons after their last operation.
While searching the area, unidentified gunmen opened fire from within the bush, sparking a fierce exchange.
In an ensuing shootout, the two suspects attempted to flee and sustained gunshot wounds.
A police officer was also injured and transported alongside the suspects to the Tamale Government Hospital.
The suspects were pronounced dead on arrival, with their bodies deposited at the Bekwai Municipal Hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy, while the injured officer is receiving treatment.
Police recovered a cache of weapons from the scene, including one CZ 805 assault rifle loaded with 14 rounds of 5.56x39mm ammunition, one AK-47 rifle with 56 rounds of 7.62x39mm ammunition, one pump-action gun with six BB cartridges, one single-barreled gun and four jackets.
DCOP Nyaaba said investigations are ongoing and efforts are underway to arrest three other suspects identified as Tongude, Sumaila, and Berra.
He commended the officers for their professionalism and reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to tackling violent crime and ensuring safety on Ghana’s highways.
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