BREAKING: Nigerian Arrested Over Alleged Plot To Rob Three Ghanaian Banks Appears In Accra Court
BREAKING: Nigerian Arrested Over Alleged Plot To Rob Three Ghanaian Banks Appears In Accra Court According to the police, officers deployed to the area spotted suspected members of the gang in vehicles parked near the banks.
Nigerian suspect Augustine Okechuku Maazi appeared in Accra Circuit Court 8 on August 13, 2026, in connection with an alleged plot to rob three banks in the Labone area of Accra. Police claim they intercepted the suspects in vehicles parked near the banks and arrested Maazi following a pursuit, while two others died in a shootout with law enforcement.
Another suspect managed to escape. The incident has raised questions after GCB Bank denied any robbery or attempted robbery at its Labone branch, and questions arose concerning the recovered vehicles and weapons. The Nigerian High Commission in Ghana intervened, with the President of All Nigerian Communities in Ghana questioning the police account of the incident.
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