Police kill three, arrest one over GH¢430,000 Buipe Cattle Market robbery

On 29 June 2026, a robbery gang targeted two Mobile Money vendors at the Buipe Cattle Market in the Savannah Region, ultimately stealing GH¢430,000. In response, the Inspector-General of Police deployed the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit to assist in the investigation. Preliminary findings identified four armed men who committed the robbery, wielding two pump-action guns, one single-barrel gun, and an AK-47 assault rifle.

Subsequent surveillance and intelligence work culminated in the arrest of suspect Yacouba Oumar on 23 July 2026. During his interrogation, Oumar admitted to his involvement in the robbery and named his accomplices: Yakubu Seidu, Abdulai Aziz Yahaya, and Abduli Buipe. Authorities discovered that the gang had been hired by a cattle trader named Alhaji Yacouba to carry out the theft.

Investigators traced the gang to Atebubu, Soronuase, Agogo, and Dawadawa, apprehending additional members and recovering their weapons. A firefight between the police and suspects resulted in the fatalities of Yakubu Seidu, Abdulai Aziz Yahaya, and Oumaro Amadu. The bodies were sent to the morgue for identification and autopsy. Police recovered one pump-action gun, five live BB cartridges, and a single-barrel gun believed to have been used in the heist.

Suspect Yacouba Oumar remains in custody, aiding the ongoing investigation, while efforts to locate and apprehend Alhaji Yacouba and other suspects connected to the robbery continue.