The Western Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested five suspects in connection with the robbery and murder of a 40-year-old gold buyer, Seth Kobina, at Agona Fie near Agona Nkwanta in the Western Region.
On Thursday, August 20 at about 8:00 pm, armed men attacked a gold buying shop and shot the owner in the chest.
He was rushed to the Agona Nkwanta Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Preliminary investigations by the police and CCTV footage identified 29-year-old suspect Emmanuel Amponsah, alias Vandam, as the alleged leader of the gang.
The following day, he was arrested at a guest house in Agona Nkwanta.
A search conducted on him led to the recovery of a locally manufactured pistol and two live BB cartridges.
He was subsequently taken ill and was rushed to the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital for medical attention, but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Further investigations led to the arrest of suspects Christopher Seyiri alias Cross and Die, 47, Bashiru Ibrahim, 20, and Thomas Odoom alias Wale, 30, within the Agona Nkwanta area.
Another suspect, Isaac Quayson, alias Last Burial, was arrested at Denkyira Kwaboso in the Western North Region.
A search of his residence led to the recovery of a locally manufactured pistol, three live BB cartridges, a metal bar and two cutlasses.
During investigations, suspect Quayson identified suspect Amponsah as the person who shot and killed the deceased and also identified suspect Odoom as one of the suspects captured in the CCTV footage.
The suspects are assisting with investigations, while efforts are ongoing to arrest other accomplices connected to the robbery and murder.